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Do  you  make  butter?  If  you  do,  you  need  a  Cream 
Separator.  Not  only  will  a  Separator  save  the  women 
of  the  house  the  work  of  setting  the  milk,  skimming  it, 
and  washing  the  pans,  but  ;/  will  make  money  for  you. 

How  ?  By  increasing  the  quantity  of  cream  from  20 
per  cent,  to  30  per  cent. ;  by  the  butter  commanding  at 
least  2  cents  per  pound  more  than  butter  made  without 
a  separator;  by  having  the  warm  skimmilk  to  feed  the 
stock,  pigs,  and  chickens. 

We  make  our  Dairy  Cream  Separators  in  four  styles 
and  sizes. 

If  you  have  a  feed  cooker  you  should  have  the  Little 
Giant  Dairy  Cream  Separator.  It  can  be  attached 
to  the  boiler  and  is  made  in  two  sizes.  If.  however, 
you  do  not  want  a  steam  power  machine,  the  Safety 
Hand  Cream  Separator  is  the  one  you  are  looking 
for.  It  is  furnished  with  a  pulley  attachment  for  dog  or 
pony  power,  or  with  a  crank  handle  for  man  power. 

The  Little  Giant  and  the  Safety  Hand  Separators  are 
the  only  safe  Dairy  Separators  made. 

They  are  the  least  complicated. 

The  repair  bills  are  absolutely  nothing. 

For  ease  of  running  they  cannot  be  beaten. 

In  appearance  they  are  by  far  the  neatest. 

They    do    the    cleanest    skimming    and    produce    the 
smoothest  cream. 

They  are  the  easiest  to  clean  and  their  bowls  are  not 
filled  with  delicate  parts. 
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Its  People 
Its  River 
Its  Environs 

and 
Its  History 


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JOHNSTON    .V    I'KCIi. 


In  Art 
and  Story. 


PUBLISHED  BY 


The  Wallkill 

Valley  Farmers' 
Association, 
Walden,  N.  Y. 


UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF  THE  SECRETARY. 


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EMBLEM  OF  THE  WALLKILL  VAlIeY  FARMERS- 


ASSOCIATION, 


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DECADES  PASS  in  rapid  succession  and  the  panorama 
of  life  yields  little  of  its  detail  if  even  its  outline,  to 
the  generation  that  follows.  It  is  but  a  brief  interval 
since  the  aboriginal  denizens  of  the  forests  held  unrestricted 
sway  over  the  mountain  fastnesses  and  intervening  valleys  of 
Southeastern  New  York. 

It  has  been  said  that,  in  America,  our  local  history  has 
not  vet  received  its  full  development.  We  have  been  careless 
of  our  traditions,  monuments  and  relics,  which,  "if  of  a  dif- 
ferent sort  from  those  of  Europe,  are  no  less  interesting  and 
important   to  preserve." 

The  following  pages  are  too  few  to  make  any  pretence 
to  being  a  history  of  the  Wallkill  Valley.  They  may  serve, 
however,  to  record  much  that  might  otherwise  pass  with  the 
forgotten  and  unknown,  and  hence  are  merely  offered  as  a 
contribution  to  the  growth  of  local  song  and  story  "to  cling 
like    green    vines    about    the    broken    fragments    of   the   past." 

The  response  to  former  publications  of  this  character 
has  met  with  such  complimentary  reception  at  home  and 
abroad  that  we  are  encouraged  to  add  the  present  volume 
to    those    of    former   years. 

I  desire  to  acknowledge  the  invaluable  CQ-operation  and 
assistance  of  the  many  individuals  who  have  contributed  in 
many  ways  to  give  this  soiivenir  much  of  whatever  value 
it   may   have. 


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SECRETARY. 


THE    HOMESTEAD. 

"Welcome,  ye  pleasant  dales  and  hills, 

Where  dreamlike  passed  my  early  days. 
Ye  cliffs  and  glens  and  laughing  rills 

That  sing  unconscious  hymns  of  praise; 
Welcome,  ye  woods  with  tranquil  bowers 

Embalmed  in  autumn's  mellow  sheen. 
Where  careless  childhood  gathered  flowers, 

And  slept  on  mossy  carpets  green. 

"The  same  bright  sunlight  gently  plays 

About  the  porch  and  orchard  trees ; 
The  garden  sleeps  in  noontide  haze. 

Lulled  by  the  murmuring  of  the  bees; 
The  sloping  meadows  stretch  away 

To  upland  field  and  wooded  hill; 
The  soft  blue  sky  of  peaceful  day 

Looks  doivn  upon  the  homestead  still. 

"Unchanged  it  greets  the  changeful  years — 

Its  life  is  one  unending  dream  ; 
No  record  here  of  grief  or  tears ; 

But,  like  the  limpid  meadow  stream. 
It  seems  to  sympathize  with  youth, 

Just  as  the  river  does  with  age. 
And  ever  whispers — Sweetest  truth 

Is  written  on  life's  title  page." 


Beacon  Lights  of  the  Wallkill  Valley, 


CORNELIA    F.  GILLESPIE. 

©UR  grand  old  Wallkill  Valley  furnishes  us  an  almost  inexhaustable  supply  of  sub- 
ject matter  upon  various  topics,  but  of  all  topics  the  one  most  dear  to  our  hearts 
is  the  "Beacon  Lights" — the  churches.     These  lights  mean  civilization  and  progress. 

Note  the  rapid  advancement  of  the  people  in  foreign  lands  after  the  introduction  of 
the  Christian  Church,  then  what  mighty  power  must  be  ours,  who  are  continually  within 
its  light.  At  almost  any  point  along  the  Wallkill  upon  a  quiet  Sabbath  morning  one  can 
hear  some  Beacon  bell  calling. the  people  to  the  house  of  God.  In  faith  our  forefathers 
reared  these  blessed  shrines  throughout  this  beautiful  valley  to  be  the  lights  to  guide 
our  souls  to  the  Heavenly  land. 

Many  of  those  who  were  instrumental  in  rearing  these  houses  of  worship  have  long 
since  passed  to  their  final  resting  places.  They  did  their  work  faithfully  and  well  and 
are  now  only  sleeping  after  a  life  of  toil  waiting  for  the  resurrection  morn,  when  they, 
with  the  noble  ones  of  to-day,  who  would  for  Christ's  dear  sake  lay  down  their  lives,  if 
duty  demanded,  will  be  united  in  that  Kingdom  not  made  with  hands. 

We  will  attempt  to  name  and  locate,  as  nearly  as  possible,  the  Churches  in  the  imme- 
diate river  valley.      Lack  of  space  prevents  us  from  entering  into  details. 

Beginning  at  the  most  northern  part  of  the  Valley  near  Morris  Lake,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J.,  the  source  of  the 
Wallkill,  in  Sparta  township,  in  the  Village  of  Sparta  stands  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  erected  in  1786.  It 
is  very  prosperous,  free  from  debt,  and  has  a  large  surplus  in  its  treasury.  Present  pastor  is  Rev.  Wm.  Hollin- 
shed.     The  M.  E.  Church  of  Sparta  was  erected  in  1837  and  rebuilt  in  186,S.     Present  pastor  is  Rev.  H.  Bice. 

About  five  miles  northward  are  three  churches  in  the  Village  of  Ogdensburg,  a  Presbyterian  under  the  pas- 
toral care  of  Rev.  Wm.  Hollinshed  of  Sparta,  a  BapMSt,  and  a  Catholic. 

Four  miles  to  the  north,  on  the  bank  of  the  Wallkill  is  the  Village  of  Franklin  Furnace.  In  this  village  a 
Baptist  Church  was  built  in  1832  and  abandoned  in  18?3,  but  is  now  used  by  the  Presbyterian  congregation. 
Present  pastor  is  Rev.  J.  K.  Freed.  There  is  also  a  Catholic  Church  here,  erected  in  1863,  of  which  Father 
Boylan  is  Pastor. 

Next  in  order  is  the  North  Church,  located  about  two  miles  southwest  of  Hamburg,  of  the  Presbyterian  de- 
nomination, was  organized  from  the  Sparta  Church  (1819)  and  is  supplied  from  Hamburg. 

Hamburg,  the  next  village  on  the  Wallkill,  contains  four  Churches— Presbyterian,  organized  and  built  in 
1814,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Barnes,  pastor,  recently  resigned;  Baptist,  organized  in  1811,  the  present  pastor  is  Rev.  A. 


FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH,   GOSHEN,   N.   Y. 


S.  thompson;  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Rev.  J.  H.  Smith,  pastor.  The  first  service  held  on  June  3, 
1S74.  It  is  a  stone  structure  consisting  of  nave  and  chancel;  with  engaged  tower,  surmounted  by  a  cross  and 
containing  a  tine  toned  bell;  and  the  Episcopal,  completed  in  1S74.  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Smith  is  present  rector. 

Saint  Thomas'  Church,  Vernon,  N.  J.,  is  a  plain  wooden  building.  It  has  a  small  congregation  of  devout 
people  who  are  strongly  attached  to  their  little  Church.  It  has  a  bell,  pipe  organ  and  altar  hangings  for  the 
different  ecclesiastical  seasons.     Rev.  J.  H.  Smith,  Rector. 

Four  miles  to  the  north  is  Deckertown.  This  village  has  three  churches— the  First  Baptist,  organized  in 
1759,  rebuilt  recently,  and  the  Rev.  Bristow  is  its  pastor;  the  Second  Presbyterian,  organized  in  1834,  Rev.  E.  A. 
Hamilton  is  present  paster;  and  the  Methodist,  organized  and  built  in  1858,  the  present  pastor  Rev.  L.  F.  Bow- 
man. 

The  Wantage  M.  E.  Church,  located  three  miles  northeast  of  Deckertown  and  one  mile  west  of  the  Wall- 
kill  is  supplied  from  Deck- 
ertown. 

Crossing  the  line  into 

Orange  County,  eight  miles 

1^^^   ,  northeast  of    Deckertown, 

■f^^^j^^  N.  J.,  and  about  two  west 

of  the  Wallkill   is  located 
•■5       t'lfi    pleasant    village     of 
„^^^      Unionville  containing  three 
.■^^^^     Churches  —    the    Orange 
Baptist,  organized  in  1822, 
the  Rev.  J.  King,  present 
pastor;  First  Presbyterian, 
organized  in  1803,  present 
pastor.  Rev.  J.  S.  London; 
and  the  Methodist,  organ- 
ized in  1868,  edifice  com- 
pleted    in     1870,    present 
pastor.  Rev.  W.  S.  New- 
some  of  Westtown. 

The  ancient  Village  of 
Amity,  a  mile  from  Pochuck 
River,   a  tributary  of    the 
Wallkill.     It    rests    in  the 
center  of  beautiful  scenery, 
and      the      Presbyterian 
church,  which  is  the  most 
conspicuous    object    in     a 
wide  compass,    stands  on 
an  elevated   site    of    sur- 
passing    loveliness.         In 
the    year    1797    the    first 
church  building  was  erected  and  opened  for  public  worship,  the  ministerial   labors  of  Rev.    R.   H.   Craig,   pastor 
since  May,   1892,   has  grown  more   and  more  devoted   as  the  years  pass.     Important  improvements  have  been 
made,  a  pipe  organ  placed  in  the  Church,  and  a  centennial  celebration  was  held  on  December  10,  1896. 

Westtown,  two  miles  west  of  the  Wallkill  in  the  town  of  Minisink,  has  two  Churches — the  Presbyterian, 
organized  March  10,  1803,  the  people  incorporated  "The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Westtown."  Subscrip- 
tions to  July,  1805,  amounted  to  $11,733.50.  September  4,  1806.  the  Society  was  taken  under  care  of  Presby- 
tery. Rev.  Thomas  Grier,  the  hrst  pastor,  was  installed  February  9,  1809.  One  hundred  and  three  persons 
were  received  into  the  communion  of  the  church  in  1815,  fifty-seven  in  1816,  and  one  hundred  and  ninety-four  in 


PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH,    RIDGEBERRY 


1820,  all  on  confession  of  faith.     The  present  pastor,  the  Rev.iR.   H.  Taylor,  was  installed  May  9,  1889.     The 

church  was  rebuilt  near  the  close  of  the  first  pastorate,   and   remodeled  under  the  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  D. 

C.  Niven  (1872)  and  again  within  the  present  pastorate  (1898-9).      The  Methodist,  organized  in  1863,  and  the 

present  pastor  is  Rev.  W.  S.  Newsome. 

The  Presbyterian  Church.  Florida.  N.  Y.,  was  organized  probably  in  1750.     The  Church  has  a  comfortable 

and  commodious  sanctuary,  beautifully  situated  in 
the  center  of  the  village.  The  Church  is  thorough- 
ly organized.  Its  present  membership  is  about 
160,  and  its  pastor  the  Rev.  David  F  Bonner,  D. 
D.  The  M.  E.  Church  is  supplied  by  Rev.  F. 
Russell. 

Ridgeberry,  two  and  one-half  miles  west  of 
the  Wallkill,  contains  two  Churches— Presbyter- 
ian, organized  in  1805,  present  pastor.  Rev.  T. 
Brittain:  and  a  Methodist  Church,  pastor,  Rev. 
R.  M.  Roberts. 

Four  miles  to  the  north,  upon  the  banks  of 
the  Wallkill,  is  the  Village  of  Denton.  This  vill- 
age contains  a  Presbyterian  Church,  organized  in 
1839. 

Following  the  River  northward  from  Den- 
ton, a  short  distance  from  the  Wallkill,  we  ap- 
proach the  beautiful  city  of  Middletown,  which, 
owing  to  its  number  of  Beacon  Lights,  ought  to  be 
very  righteous,  it  contains  fourteen  Churches  of 
which  the  following  are  the  names  of  the  organ- 
izations, each  accompanied  by  the  present  pastor's 
name:  First  Presbyterian,  Rev.  David  Winters. 
Second  Presbyterian,  Rev.  Charles  Beattie,  D.  D. 
The  First  Congregational  Church.  Middletown,  N. 
Y.,  1785,  Rev.  Charles  Seeley  began  his  pastor- 
ate. The  Church  had  been  established  previous 
to  Dec.  12,  1784.  In  1786  a  lot  was  purchased  and 
in  part  is  occupied  by  the  present  Church  edifice: 
It  was  for  forty  (40)  years  the  only  Church  in 
Middletown.  1798  Rev.  W.  H.  Smith  began  effi- 
cient pastoral  work;  1807  Rev.  Allen  Blair  was 
chosen  pastor;  1810  the  ground  around  the 
Church  was  used  for  burial  purposes,  as  it  con- 
tinued to  be  for  many  years.  1812  Rev.  Abel 
Jackson  was  called  to  the  pastorate,  at  an  annual 
salary  of  |500  and  20  cords  of  good  firewood. 
1814-15  a  precious  revival.  125  persons  uniting 
with  the  Church;  1820  Rev.  Wm.  Blair  entered 
upon  the  pastorate  of  the  Church;  1824  Rev. 
George  Stebhins  was  called;  1825-1834  harmony 
did  not  prevail,  but  all  disputes  were  finally  set- 
tled;  1836  the  new  Church  was  dedicated,  about 

the  same  time  the  first    bell   in  Middletown   was    placed  in  the  belfry  of  the  Church.       Rev.   John   Fishpool 

commenced   pulpit   work    as   a   supply.       1837    Rev.    M.    LaCost;     1838    Rev.  Chas.    Machin;    1842  Rev.  H. 

Righter;   1845  Rev.  J.  C.  Territt:  1846  Rev.  L.  C.  Lockwood.      A  very  precious  revival  gave  great  strength  to 


FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH.   AMDDLETOWN. 


the  Church;  1851  Rev.  S.  T.  Lum.  a  very  earnest  pastor.  Interior  of  Church  greatly  improved;  1854  Rev.  G. 
T.  Timlow;  1855  Rev.  D.  Lancaster;  1860  Rev.  Jonathan  Crane;  1868  pastorate  of  Rev.  Dr.  C.  A.  Harvey,  to 
his  indefatigable  efforts  was  largely  due  the  planing  and  erection  of  the  present  Church  edifice;  1871  former 
house  removed;  1872  corner  stone  of  the  new  laid  with  impressive  services;  Oct.  22d.  1873  Church  dedicated, 
sermon  hy  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  of  Brooklyn  Tabernacle;  1875  second  pastorate  of  Rev.  J.  Crane,  who  died 
Dec.  25,  1877.     A  floating  debt  of  J16.000  was  cancelled;   1876  a  new  bell  with  fixtures  weighing  4000  pounds, 

presented  by  Deacon  W.  C.  McNash.  An 
elaborate  organ  of  great  volume  was  pur- 
chased; 1878  Rev.  F.  R.  Marvin,  M.  D.  in- 
stalled. 1879  entire  funded  and  accruded  debt 
of  S21.500  paid;  1881  a  large  tower  clock 
placed  in  the  belfry  of  the  Church ;  1882  Rev. 
H.  C.  OIney  called  to  the  pastorate;  1885 
Centennial  of  Church.  $5,000  was  provided 
to  meet  unpaid  pledges  of  1879;  1887  resign- 
ation of  Rev.  E.  C.  Olney,  on  account  of 
impaired  health;  1888  Rev.  A.  F.  Pierce. 
Union  Evangelistic  services  held  by  the 
Churches  of  the  town.  106  entered  into  fellow- 
ship with  this  Church;  1S89  interior  of  the 
Church  was  beautified  and  enlarged;  1892 
Rev.  William  A.  Robinson  began  his  services 
as  pastor.  Dec.  22d.  Rev.  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott 
"1  Brooklyn,  preached  the  sermon;  1893  re- 
sulted in  placing  the  Church  on  encouraging 
financial  basis;  1894  great  spiritual  results 
and  conversions  recorded;  1895  revision  of 
Ciuirch  Manual;  1896  payment  of  all  debts 
resting  upon  the  Society.  During  the  Euro- 
pean trip  of  the  pastor  during  June  and  July, 
tlie  pulpit  was  supplied  by  Mr.  Charles  P. 
Pierce  of  Yale  Seminary.  Grace  Episcopal, 
Re\ .  Da\  id  J.  E\ans.  B.  A.,  Rector,  was  in- 
corporated Feb.  18.  1845.  The  present  struct- 
ure was  begun  in  1846,  finished  in  1847,  and 
consecrated  hy  Bishop  Delancy,  on  Sept.  12, 
1848.  In  1866  the  south  transept  was  built 
by  E.  P.  Wheeler,  to  whom,  more  than  any 
other  man,  the  parish  is  indebted  for  its  foundation,  and  in  the  following  year  the  north  transept  was  added  by 
the  pious  munificence  of  the  same  benefactor.  The  beautiful  spire  dates  back  from  1868.  St.  Paul's  M.  E.. 
Rev.  Frank  L.  Wilson,  D.  D. ;  First  Baptist,  Rev.  Frank  A.  Heath;  North  St.  Congregational,  Rev.  W.  H.  Mor- 
ton; Prim.  Old  School  Baptist,  Elder  H.  C.  Ker;  St.  Joseph's  (Catholic),  Rev.  J.  P.  McClancy;  Free  Christian. 
Rev.  C.  M.  Winchester;  Christ  Church  (Universalist) ,  Rev.  J.  Newton  Emery;  A.  M  E.  Zion,  Rev.  J.  W.  Mc- 
Coy;   A.  M.  E.  Bethel,  Rev.  T.  J.  Jackson;   Faith  Mission,  Elder  D.  L.  Conkling. 

From  this  city  we  will  pass  on  to  Goshen — our  own  county  seat,  not  the  land  of  Biblical  name.  Herein 
we  find  five  strong  churches  and  a  Presbyterian  Mission  (colored),  of  which  Re\'.  W.  C.  Brown  is  pastor. 
The  Presbyterian,  now  under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Robert  Bruce  Clark,  is  the  oldest  church  in  the  Southern 
half  of  the  valley.  It  was  organized  and  had  a  settled  pastor  as  early  as  1721.  and  at  present  is  in  a  very 
flourishing  condition.  The  remaining  four  are  the  Methodist,  Rev.  W.  F.  Brush,  pastor;  Episcopal,  St.  James, 
with  Rev.  G.  C.  Betts,  rector;  St.  John  the  Evangelist  (Catholic),  with  the  Rev.  P.  McCorry,  pastor;  and  A. 
M.  E.  Zion.  with  Rev.  King,  pastor. 


FIRST   PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH,   MIDDLETOWN,   N.   Y. 


A  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  and  built  at  Scotchtown  about  1796.     Rev.  J.  K.  Mann  is  present  pastor. 

At  Campbell  Hall  is  located  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Hampfonburg.  a  new  edifice.  This  is  the 
original  Church  of  Herds.     The  pastor  is  Rev.  Alex.  Gilmore. 

Next  in  order  is  the  Village  of  Montgomery,  located  on  the  east  bank  of  the  WallUill.  For  the  number  of 
inhabitants  she  has  more  light  than  her  sister  villages.  Within  the  corporation  are  three  churches.  The  Pres- 
byterian,    organized    and 


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T.  D.  Elder,  present  pas- 
tor. The  Methodist,  Rev. 
Newton  Way,  pastor.  The 
first  services  were  held  in 
this  village  about  eighty 
years  ago.  Church  ereect- 
ed  in  1S29,  enlarged  in 
1853.  and  thoroughly  re 
paired  and  cupola  built  in 
1S60;  the  bell  was  placed 
in  its  position  in  1861. 
The  lecture  room  was  add- 
ed and  colored  glass  win- 
dows put  in  in  1884.  Seat- 
ing capacity  nearly  300. 
No  indebtedness  on  the 
church  property.  And  the 
Holy  Name  of  Mary  (Cath- 
olic I ,  Rev.  PatricU  Morris, 
pastor. 

Then  across  the  river, 
one  mile  to  the  West,  on 
a  high  elevation,  stands 
the  historic  Brick  Church. 
Space  compels  the  omission 
of  details,  but  suffice  it  to 
say  that  no  church  can 
claim  any  nobler  souls 
than  those  who  have  been 
members  of  this  fold.  The 
original  organization(  1732) 
was  composed  of  German 
emigrants.  The  first 
structure  was  built  of  logs, 
the  second  (1760),  a  frame 
building  on  the  present 
site,  and  the  third  (1S03), 
a  brick  edifice,  which  was  remodeled  in  1834.  This  year  (1899)  the  burden  of  debt  is  once  more  lifted  from 
her  fair  brow.     She  is  now  in  a  prosperous  condition  under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  J.  F.  Berg. 

About  two  miles  to  the  east  from  Montgomery  village  is  located  a  Presbyterian  Church,  known  as  Good- 
will. This  congregation  was  originally  comprised  of  emigrants  from  Ireland,  organized  about  1729.  She  is  a 
prosperous  Church  and  is  now  under  the  present  care  of  Rev.  J.  H.  Thompson,  Montgomery,  N.  Y  From  this 
Church  two  miles  to  the  north-east  is  the  Berea  ( Ref  Dutch)  Church,  originally  it  was  an  off-shoot  from  Good- 
'  Searle,  Walden.  N.  Y. 


CHURCH,   GOSHEN,   N.    Y. 


will,  organized  1819,  present  pastor.  Rev.  E.  V. 


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Four  miles  to  the  north  of  Montgomery  is  the  beautiful  village  of  Walden.  situated  on  either  bank  of  the 
Wallkill.  There  are  four  Churches  within  the  Corporation  limits,  viz: — The  First  Reformed  Church,  Rev. 
William  Wyckoff  Schomp.  Pastor.  As  early  as  1830  a  definite  effort  toward  establishing  a  Church  was  made, 
building  operations  began  in  1835,  the  house  was  not  completed  till  1838.  The  dedication  took  place  in  August. 
The  first  pastor.  Rev.  John  M.  Scribner.  was  installed  August  20,  1839.  In  1842  Rev.  Charles  Whitehead  be- 
came pastor,  continuing  till  1849.  The  same  year  Rev.  Martin  V.  Schoonmaker  became  pastor,  faithfully  dis- 
charging his  duties  till 
1888,  almost  forty  years. 
In  1888.  Rev.  W.  H.  S. 
Demarest,  was  installed. 
Under  his  care  and  wise 
guidance,  the  Church  was 
enlarged  and  beautified, 
e.xternally  and  internally, 
as  it  appears  to-day. 
During  hisadministrations, 
stained  glass  windows 
were  added,  and  electric 
lights  and  steam  heat  in- 
troduced. In  1897,  Rev. 
William  Wyckoff  Schomp, 
the  present  incumbent,  be- 
came its  pastor.  On  ac- 
count of  the  commanding 
position  it  occupies,  it  has 
long  and  favorably  been 
known  as  the  Hill  Church. 
From  its  site  the  landscape, 
north,  south,  east  and  west 
is  magnificent.  The  High- 
lands of  the  Hudson,  the 
Shawangunk  Mountains 
and  portions  of  the  Cats- 
k.lls  all  appear.  The  Wall- 
kill  River  at  the  foot  of  the 
hill  on  the  west  flows 
north-ward,  at  times  a 
gentle  stream,  and  at  times 
a  raging  torrent. 

The  Methodist,  organ- 
ized about  1820,  in  1850 
purchased  the  Covenanter 
Church  building  on  Main 
St.,  present  site,  for  their 

meetinghouse;  remodeled  recently,  and  is  now  a  handsome  edifice  with  a  large  and  generous  congregation, 
present  pastor.  Rev.  O.  Haviland.  The  Episcopal.  (St.  Andrews)  organized  in  1732,  at  St.  Andrews— removed 
to  Walden  1827,  present  rector,  Rev.  Anketell.  The  Catholic  edifice  erected  in  1894,  Rev.  Patrick  Morris,  Pastor. 
From  Walden  three  miles  to  the  north,  in  the  village  of  Wallkill.  county  of  Ulster,  near  the  east  bank  of 
the  River  is  the  Wallkill  Valley  (Ref.)  Church,  edifice  erected  in  1869,  destroyed  by  fire  about  1889,  replaced  by 
present  brick  structure,  present  pastor,  Rev.  M.  T.  Conklin. 

The  old  Shawangunk  Church,  located  about  three  miles  west  of  Wallkill  Village,  was  erected  in  1737,  and 


CATHOLIC  CHURCH.  GOSHEN.   N.   Y. 


THE    HISTORIC   BRICK   CHURCH.    MONTGOMHRY.    N.    Y. 


METHODIST   EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,   MONTGOMERY,   N.    Y. 


is  at  present  without  a  shepherd  owing  to  the 
recent  resignation  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Dixon. 
New  Prospect  Reformed  Church,  a  daughter  of 
the  Reformed  Church  of  Shawangunk.  Feb., 
1S14  the  Church  was  incorporated.  The  Rev. 
H.  Polhemus  was  then  pastor  of  the  Church  of 
Shawangunl<.  and  it  was  the  intention  of  both 
congregations  that  he  should  have  the  pastor- 
al charge  also  of  New  Prospect,  but  before  the 
consumation  of  said  expectation,  he  was  re- 
leased from  his  earthly  labors.  The  Rev.  E. 
O.  Moffett  is  the  present  pastor,  who  has  re- 
ceived over  two  hundred  (200)  in  the  member- 
ship of  the  Church  during  his  pastorate. 

A  few  miles  to  the  north  from  Wallkill  vil- 
lage is  the  Reformed  Church,  New  Hurley, 
N.  Y.  The  first  formal  application  for  organi- 
zation was  Sept.  29.  1767.  A  second  signed 
by  fifty-two  persons  March  7th,  1770 — formally 
organized  Nov.  8th,  1770.  During  the  winter 
of  1773-74  the  first  building  was  erected  30  x  40 
ft.,  1811,  20  ft.  added  to  the  rear.  For 
forty  years  they  were  without  any  means  of 
warming  the  building  except  the  little  foot 
stoves  brought  by  these  mothers  of  Israel. 
1835  the  old  church  was  burned  to  the  ground 
to  give  place  to  the  present  large  edifice. 

As  a  church  its  historical  data  is  replete  in 
memorable  incident.     Its    record  is  of  a  very 

high  order.     Generations  of  its  departed   people  are  entombed  beside  the  church  so  dear  by  all  the  hallowed 

associations     associated  with  these  lives.     The  present  pastor.  Rev.  John  A.  Thurston,   is  deeply   interested 

in    its    spiritual    life,   and   is 

progressive  and  faithful  in  the 

development  of  its  social   and 

financial  life. 

An  M.  E.  Church  is  located 

at  Galeville  on  the  west  side 

of   the   River    nearly  opposite 

New   Hurley,   the  pulpit  sup- 
plied, having  no  settled  pastor. 
Guilford    Church,    a    short 

distance  west  of  Gardiner  was 

erected    in    1833,  the  present 

pastor  is  Rev.  C.  E.   Lasher, 

Libertyville,  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y. 
A  Ref .  Church  of  recent  con- 
struction is  in  Gardiner  village, 

Rev.  Theodore  F.  Bayles  is  its 

pastor,  and  also  the  St.  Charles 

(Catholic),  with  Rev.  John  B. 

McGrath  as  present  pastor. 


REV.   M.   V.   SCHOONMAKER.  D.   D., 
Forty  years  pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church,  Walden,  N. 


WALLKILL  VALLEY   REFORMED  CHURCH. 


PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH,  CAMPBELL   HALL.    N.    Y. 


PRFSP.vri  l<'l,AN   illl'Pi   II.   (.!)(  )|)WI1.L,   N.    Y. 


REFORMED  CHL'RCH.    NEW   HLRLHV.    N.    V. 


In  the  village  of  New  Paltz  are  three  churches,  viz.:  Methodist,  with  Rev.  R.  L.  Ross,  pastor,  and  the 
Reformed.  The  latter  originally  French  Ref.,  was  organized  1683;  the  French  language  was  used  until  1733; 
then  the  Dutch  until  1800.  The  audience  room  of  the  present  edifice  is  very  spacious.  The  church  numbers 
272  families  and  has  576  communicants,  and  is  the  largest  church  in  the  Classis  of  Kingston.  The  Rev.  E.  C. 
Oggel,  D.  D..  is  the  pastor. 

African  M.  E.  Zion,  Rev.  C.  H.  Williams,  pastor,  organized  Oct.  1858,  at  Clintondale;  1860  removed  to 
New  Paltz;  rebuilt  1873.     Membership  150;  40th  anniversary,  Oct.  16  and  17,  1898. 

At  Rosendale  are  three  churches — the  Reformed,  organized  and  erected  in  1843,  with  Rev.  Wm.  Coombs 
as  present  pastor;  an  Episcopal,  with  Rev.  Henry  Barker,  rector,  and  the  St.  Peters'  (Catholic)  with  Rev.  P.  F. 
Mangham,  pastor. 

Rosendale  Plains  Reformed  Church  is  under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Wm.  Coombs. 

Bloomingdale  Ref..  organized  in  1796,  er.-cted  1797,  and  St.  Remy,  erected  in  1864,  are  both  under  the 
pastoral  care  of  Rev.  J.  Millet,  Whiteport,  N.  y. 

The  St.  Patrick's  Church  (Catholic)  of  Whiteport,  has  Rev.  F.  M.  Fagan  for  pastor. 


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Dashville  Falls  or  Rifton  Glen  Ref.  Church,  was  erected  in  1831.  and  is  at  present  without  a  pastor. 
We  now  arrive  at  the  north  end  of  our  Valley,  with  Kingston  as  the  terminating  point.     This  beautiful 
city  contains  twenty-eight  organized   churches,  of  which  the  following  are  the  names,  each  accompanied  by  the 
name  of  the  pastor,  viz:     First  Baptist,  Rev.  Philip  B.  Strong:   First  Baptist  (Rondout),  Rev,  H.  W,  Sherwood; 

Bethany    Chapel,    Rev,  :  Jewish  Congregation,   Rev,    Benuet  Grad,  Rabbi:  Jewish  Congregation,  Rev, 

David  Goldberg,  Rabbi:  English  Lutheran  Church  of  Redeemer.  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  organized  January  24th.  1S97, 
with  184  charter  members;  present  membership.  298;  Sunday  School  organized  June,  1897,  enrollment,  2,^2: 
Luther  League  (Young  People's  Society),  membership  46;  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  membership  103.  Wm.  F. 
Bacher,    pastor.     Value  of   property,    |8,000.     German  Lutheran,    Rev,  A,  Schinidtkonz;     German    Lutheran, 

Rev.    G.    A.     HenUee:     Methodist    Episcopal, 

Rev.  E.  L.  Hoffecker;  Methodist  Episcopal 
(St.  James),  Rev,  B,  C.  Warren;  Methodist 
Episcopal.  Rev.  Arthur  Thompson;  Methodist 
Episcopal  (African)  Rev.  C.  C.  Ringgold;  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  (Colored),  Rev.  Edw.  Scarboro; 
Presbyterian.  Rev.  C.  S.  Stowitts;  Presby- 
terian, Rev,  J,  F,  Williamson;  Protestant 
Episcopal,  Rev.  Thos.  Burrows;  Protestant 
Episcopal  (Supply),  Rev,  Alden  Bennett: 
Church  of  the   Holy  Cross,  Rev.  C.  M.  Hall; 

First  Church  of  Christ  (Scientist  1 ,  Rev. 

22  Franklin  St ;  First  Reformed  (  Dutch ) ,  ( 1661 ) , 
Rev,  J,  G,  Van  Slyke;  Second  Reformed 
(Dutch),  (1848).  Rev.  T.  B.  Seeley;  Re- 
formed Church  of  the  Comforter  (1770),  Rev. 
S.  E.  Winnie;  Roman  Catholic.  Rev,  Francis 
Fabian;  Roman  Catholic,  Rev,  D,  P,  Ward; 
Roman  Catholic,  Rev.  R.  L.  Burtsell;  Roman 
Catholic.  Rev.  E.  M.  Sweeney:  Roman  Catho- 
lid.  Rev.  M.  Kueken;  Union  Children'sChurch, 

Rev.  . 

The  First  Reformed  Church  of  Kingston  is 
undoubtedly  the  oldest  organization  in  the 
Valley,  around  which  cluster  many  historic 
memories.  The  early  settlers  with  the  daunt- 
less spirit  and  Holland  courage,  settling  as 
early  as  1665,  near  Kingston,  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Wallkill,  were  earnest  and  devoted  in  their 
religion.  Their  names  have  become  a  syn- 
onym for  stern  morality  on  ardent  church  lines. 
The  ruling  passion  seemed  the  love  of  Church 
and  God.  Faith  to  them  was  more  than  the  homeland,  and  their  sturdy  religion  became  rich  heritage  of  their 
new  country.  These  factors,  touched  and  entwined  together  making  and  transmitting  still  each  its  element  of 
blood  and  virture  close  together  in  this  very  valley  of  the  Wallkill,  to  this  day  betray  their  lineage.  The  first 
edifice  was  erected  in  1661,  at  the  corner  of  what  is  now  known  as  Main  and  Wall  Sts.  It  was  built  of  logs  and 
regularly  dedicated;  in  1679  a  stone  building  was  erected,  and  the  church  was  incorporated  in  1719.  The  in- 
terior of  the  building  was  consumed  by  tire,  when  Kingston  was  burned  in  1777;  the  building  remained  stand- 
ing until  1S32.  A  stone  building  was  again  erected:  this  has  been  supplanted  hv  the  present  modern  structure 
erected  in  1851. 

NOTE— We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Charles  E.  Stickney  of  Deckertown,  N.  J.,  for  data  and  information  relat- 
ing to  the  Churches  south  of  Goshen, 


REV,   JOHN   A.   THURSTON,   NEW  HURLEY,   N,    Y. 


Our  Valley  contains  many  religious  denominations,  but  only  those  who  accept 
Christ  as  their  chief  corner  stone,  may  expect  a  Union  of  Creeds  in  Heaven  as  there  are 
no  Sects  in  that  Holy  place.      What  a  grand  life  it  would  be  if  we  could  all 


THE  OLD   KINOMUN   DL  FCII    kirORMED  CHURCH. 

'  So  live,  that  when  our  summons  comes  to  join 
The  innumerable  caravan  which  moves 
To  that  mysterious  realm  where  each  shall  take 
His  chamber  in  the  silent  halls  of  death. 
Go  not  like  the  quarry  slave  at  night. 
Scourged  to  his  dungeon ;  but,  sustained  and  soothed 
By  an  unfaltering  trust,  approach  the  grave 
Like  one  who  wraps  the  drapery  of  his  couch 
Aboiit  him,  and  lies  down  to  pleasant  dreams." 


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The  Huguenot  Memorial  House,  New  Paltz,  N,  Y, 

ALFRED  HARCOURT. 

THE  old  colonial  building,  widely  known  as  the  Hasbrouck  house,  has  recently  been  purchased  by  the 
Huguenot  Patriotic,  Historical,  Monumental  Society  of  New  Paltz,  for  the  purpose  of  preserving  it,  both  on 
account  of  its  historic  interest,  and  because  of  its  suitability  as  a  place  for  the  storing  of  historic  documents  and 
ancestral  relics. 

The  old,  steeped  roofed  homestead,  which  is  full  of  interest  to  any  one  who  takes  pride  in  a  Huguenot  an- 
cestry, was  erected  in  1712,  and  with  the  exception  of  the  DuBois  house,  which  has  lost  much  of  its  historic 
interest  through  being  remodeled,  it  was  and  is  the  finest  of  the  seven  homesteads  erected  by  the  patentees  and 
their  children. 

The   first  point  of   interest  about  the  Hasbrouck  house  is  that  it  is  entirely  hand  made.      The  nails  were 

hammered  out  by  the  vil- 
lage blacksmith,  and  the 
boards  were  planed  by  the 
home  carpenter.  The  wide 
chimneys,  made  to  receive 
the  large  sticks  of  fire- 
wood without  splitting, 
were  built  of  bricks  brought 
from  Holland  to  Kingston, 
and  drawn  from  there  to 
New  Paltz  over  the  primi- 
tive roads  of  two  centuries 
ago. 

The  rooms  of  the  lower 
floor  on  the  north  side 
were  originally  used  as  a 
store.  Here  were  kept  the 
few  necessities  of  the 
early  settlers,  and  here 
also  from  time  to  time 
liquor  was  sold.  The  bar, 
a  large  slab  of  wood, 
was  placed  across  one  cor- 
ner of  the  room  from  the  chimney  to  the  window  sills.  On  it  is  s  till  "chalked  up"  a  genuine  account  of  a 
sale  of  rum.  Near  the  chimney  is  a  closet  which  might  easily  escape  notice  and  which,  itis  said,  was 
used  as  a  money  drawer.  There  are  two  other  rooms  on  the  lower  floor  which  were  used  as  living 
rooms  by  the  family,  and  which  were  large  and  commodious  for  a  house  of  that  time.  The  family  rooms  on  the 
second  floor  are  of  good  size;  and  the  heavy  beams  and  slanting  ceilings  give  them  a  truly  colonial  appearance. 
The  beginning  of  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the  purchase  of  the  house  this  winter,  was  made  in 
April,  1894.  Until  his  recent  death,  the  late  Edmund  Elting  was  an  earnest  and  prominent  worker  in  the  matter, 
serving  the  society  in  the  capacity  of  secretary. 

The  present  oflicers  of  the  society  are:  President,  Ralph  LeFevre;  First  Vice-President.  Jesse  Elting; 
Secretary,  Jesse  M.  Elting;  Treasurer,  Jacob  M.  Hasbrouck.  The  trustees  of  the  society  are  Louis  Bevier,  A. 
T.  Clearwater,  G.  M.  Sharpe,  Irving  Elting,  Frank  Hasbrouck,  Joseph  E.  Hasbrouck,  Jesse  Elting,  Jacob  LeFevre. 
Jonathan  Deyo,  Solomon  DuBois,  Abram  D.  Broadhead  and  Jacob  M.  Hasbrouck. 


THE  HUGUENOT   MEMORIAL  HOUSE  NEW   PALTZ.   N.    Y. 


Joseph  Brant^  the  Chief  of  the  Mohawks^  who  command- 
ed at  the  Battle  of  Minisink, 

BY  HARRISON  W.  NANNY. 

JOSEPH  BRANT — TAYENDANEGEA  is  a  household  name  in  Orange  county,  and  he  who  bore  it  looms  a  dark 
lurid  figure  against  the  background  of  our  Revolutionary  history.  A  pure  blooded  Mohawk,  his  education  and 
training  was  had  in  the  schools  of  the  white  man.  In  the  fierce  warfare  which  England  waged  to  coerce  her  re- 
bellious colonies  into  obedience,  his  part  has  been  much  misunderstood.  He  was  never,  in  any  sense  of  the 
word,  a  border  ruffian,  nor  is  he  to  be  reckoned  of  the  ilk  of  those  who,  within  the  memory  of  men  hardly  beyond 
middle  age,  made  the  term  a  reproach  in  the  Kansas-Missouri  trouble,  just  prior  to  the  Civil  War. 

On  the  contrary  Brant  was  a  Christian  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church  and  aided  in  the  transla- 
tion of  the  Prayer  Book,  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  and  Catechism  into  the  Mohawk  tongue.  One  of  the  earliest 
recorded  incidents  concerning  him  is  by  Rev.  Dr.  Wheelock.  a  clergyman  in  the  Mohawk  valley,  in  which  he 
says  "that  in  the  French  War  Brant  went  out  with  a  company  against  the  Indians,  (these  were  allies  of  the 
French)  in  which  he  behaved  so  much  like  the  christian  and  the  soldier,  that  he  gained  great  esteem." 

He  was  presented  at  the  court  of  the  king  in  London,  and  was  the  friend  of  Boswell.  His  portrait,  painted 
in  1776,  has  been  preserved  at  Warwick,  and  a  copy  of  same  accompanies  this  sketch. 

When  the  trouble  between  England  and  the  Colonies  began,  he  was  urged  to  remain  neutral,  but  refused. 
He  asserted  that  his  race  was  bound  by  the  faith  pledged  in  ancient  treaties  to  their  great  father,  the  king,  who 
had  defended  them  against  the  French,  in  the  struggle  for  the  dominion  over  this  continent,  to  aid  him  against 
his  enemies,  and  he  loyally  kept  that  pledge.  But  the  hand  on  the  dial  was  not  to  be  turned  backward.  In  the 
providence  of  God  a  new  nation  was  to  have  birth,  in  which  crowns,  scepters  and  royalty  were  to  have  no  place, 
and  Joseph  Brant  was  to  be  put  down  on  the  record  by  the  troubled  colonists  as  the  most  blood-thirsty  and  cruel 
of  those  who  sought  to  compel  their  obedience  to  law  and  an  established  government.  To  this  belief  the  disaster 
at  Minisink,  which  brought  death  to  many  a  Goshen  family,  in  a  no  small  degree  contributed.  But  it  is  not  so. 
War  is  not  humane,  "war  is  hell,"  and  the  part  acted  by  Joseph  Brant  as  a  commander  of  men  in  armed  hostil- 
ity to  other  men  acting  from  a  different  point  of  view,  can  in  no  wise  be  considered  as  more  culpable  than  that  of 
Grant  or  Sherman.  To  him,  as  well  as  to  them,  is  laid  no  charge  of  personal  cruelty  or  rapine.  Some  of  the 
followers  of  each,  we  know,  left  behind  them  a  trail  dishonorable  to  human  instincts,  and  to  whom  either  of  the 
three  commanders  would  have  meted  death  as  the  penalty,  if  the  offender  were  known. 

The  massacre  at  Wyoming  was  mainly  at  the  hands  of  white  men,  yet  the  same  has  been  laid  at  the  door 
of  Brant,  and  Campbell,  in  his  "Gertrude  of  Wyoming,"  sings: 

"The  Mammoth  comes — the  foe — the  Monster  Brant — 
With  all  his  howling  desolating  band." 

A  cherished  tradition  of  one  of  the  oldest  families  in  Orange  county — the  FuUerton— relates  of  an  ances- 
tress, Mary  Whittaker,  who  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  escaped  the  slaughter  at  Wyoming,  thus:  (Eager  is 
quoted  page  414)  "Brant  took  her  by  the  hair  of  the  head  and  held  her  up  by  one  hand  and  painted  her  face 
with  red  paint  with  the  other  and  then  let  her  go,  telling  her  that  was  the  mark  of  safety."  On  the  same  oc- 
casion, (Eager  is  again  quoted,  page  415)"A  little  boy,  John  Finch,  also  an  Orange  county  ancestor,  was  saved 
without  being  painted.  This  little  boy  laughed  at  the  odd  and  grotesque  appearance  of  the  Indians,  and  one 
raised  his  tomahawk  to  strike  him  down.      Brant  saw  the  motion  of  the  Indian,  seized  and  ordered  him  not  to  in- 

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jure  the  boy."  While  in  both  these  incidents  is  found  the  kernel  of  that  which  the  after-time  has  conceded  |to 
Brant,  his  gentleness  and  humane  disposition,  it  is  necessary  to  dispel  this  romance  of  these  two  old  families. 
If  any  one  fact  has  been  established  in  history,  it  is  that  Brant  was  not  at  Wyoming,  and  the  poet  Campbell,  in 
the  notes  to  the  second  edition  of  "Gertrude  of  Wyoming."  remarks  that  "since  writing  the  poem  1  have  had 
access  to  documents  which  completely  satisfy  me  that  Brant  was  not  at  that  scene  of  desolation."  And  adds, 
"I  also  ascertained  that  Brant  strove  to  mitigate  the  cruelty  of  Indian  warfare,  and  his  name  remains  in  the  poem 

a  pure  and  declared  character  of  fiction." 

An  incident,  not  unlike  those  above  noted,  is 
preserved  in  the  tradition  of  the  Van  Auken 
school-house.  During  the  raid  of  1779,  at 
Minisink,  the  girls  stood  lamenting  around  the 
dead  body  of  their  teacher,  and  bemoaning 
their  own  coming  doom,  when  a  strong  muscu- 
lar Indian  suddenly  came  along  and  with  a 
brush  dashed  some  black  paint  across  their 
aprons,  as  the  symbol  of  safety.  "This 
(Eager  is  being  quoted,  page  3S9)  was  Brant, 
and  the  little  daughters  of  the  settlers  were 
saved."  These  girls  impressed  the  paint  up- 
on the  boys  and  they  too  were  passed  un- 
harmed. 

In  the  official  report  made  of  the  battle  of 
Minisink,  among  other  absurdities,  it  is  grave- 
ly asserted  that  Brant  carried  off  a  number  of 
children  as  prisoners.  Happily,  for  the  truth 
of  history  as  well  as  humanity's  sake,  a  pris- 
oner, the  only  one  captured,  Capt.  John  Wood, 
of  the  Goshen  company  of  Col.  Tusten's  reg- 
iment, left  behind  him  a  journal  of  the  events 
following  the  battle,  and  his  journey  while  a 
captive  with  Capt.  Brant,  as  he  terms  him, 
and  those  under  him,  to  the  Indian  country, 
which  disposes  of  the  question  to  the  contrary. 
And  this  journal  well  sustains  Brant's  official 
report  of  the  Minisink  raid  and  battle,  in  which 
he  says,  "we  in  no  wise  injured  women  or 
children." 

It  is  the  desire  of  the  author  of  this  mono- 
graph to  refrain  from  any  discussion  of  the 
Minisink  battle,  as  that  properly  belongs  to  a 
work  now  in  course  of  preparation  for  the 
publisher. 

Yet  it  may  be  remarked  that,  since  Goshen's 
first  commemoration  of  that  event,  which  was 
the  subject  of  an  article  in  the  Souvenir  of  1898. 
much  has  been  brought  out  which  reveals  a 
tale  of  the  cowardice  and  flight  of  a  portion 
of  the  forces  which  marched  to  oppose  Brant,  and  which  in  numbers  e.\ceeded  those  of  the  latter,  and  thus  left 
the  Goshen  regiment  to  annihilation. 

Another  incident,  no  less  characteristic  of  Brant,  is  preserved  in  a  letter  written  by  him  to  Gen.  Van    Ren- 
selaer,  which  accompanied  a  returned  captive  girl,  in  which  he  says:     "I  send  you  by  one  of  my  runners,  the 


JOSEPH   BRANT— TAYENDANEGEA. 
The  Great  Chieftan  of  the  Si.t  Nations,  from  the  original  painting  i 
i77g,  by  G.  Romney,  in  the  collection  of  the  Earl  of  Warwick,  Ene 


VALLEY  AND  STREAM,   ESSEX  COUNTY,   N.  J. 

child,  which  he  will  deliver  that  you  may  know  that  whatever  others  may  do,  I  do  not  make  war  on  women  and 
children.  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  I  have  those  engaged  with  me  in  the  service  who  are  more  savage  than  the 
savages  themselves."     A  sad  commentary  of  the  red  man  upon  the  Tory. 

"Historical  accuracy  is  a  plant  of  slow  growth,"  says  a  historical  writer.  The  same  might  be  observed 
concerning  biography.  Washington  is  asserted  to  have  been  a  Christian,  a  man  of  prayer.  That  Howe,  Clinton, 
Burgoyne  and  Cornwallis  were  followers  of  the  Divine  Master,  no  American  historian  has  yet  put  upon  the  record. 
Praying  Generals  always  belong  to  the  same  side  as  their  biographers.  Brant  has  had  no  biographer  of  his  race 
or  blood,  yet  a  white  historian  has  written  that  Brant,  prominent  among  those  of  his  day,  was  devoted  to 
christianizing,  civilizing  and  uplifting  his  race,  and  declared  himself  as  having  always  striven  to  avoid  the  un- 
necessary shedding  of  blood,  and  to  avert  the  cruelties  incident  to  war. 

Three  generations  have  been  upon  the  stage  since  Joseph  Brant  ceased  to  be  a  factor  among  the  affairs  of 
the  living.  The  fury  of  political  passion  which  marked  his  era  is  dead;  the  bitterness  engendered  by  the  loss 
through  war,  of  the  results  of  years  of  labor  to  the  border  settlers,  has  been  obliterated  by  the  county  which 
years  of  peace  has  brought  to  their  descendants,  and  to  these  there  lingers  only  the  tradition 

"Of  far  off  unhappy  things. 
And  battles  long  ago." 

Prejudice  has  been  yielding  to  the  results  of  calm  and  cold  historical  research  and  investigation,  and  an 
impartial  judgment  can  now  be  rendered  by  the  tribunal  sitting  at  the  dawn  of  the  twentieth  century,  a  decision 
which  for  fairness,  was  impossible  to  be  accorded  during  the  years  so  closely  allied  with  the  events,  of  which  the 
bitter  memories  had  not  passed  away. 


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St*  Andrews, 


MISS   MAY   HUNT. 

THIS  quiet  peaceful  hamlet  is  located  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Town  of  Montgomery  on  a  patent  of 
3,000  acres,  granted  to  Henry  Wileman  in  the  year  1709,  within  the  then  County  of  Ulster.  The  hamlet 
is  rich  in  tradition  and  interest,  being  one  of  the  oldest  within  the  present  borders  of  Orange. 

Mr.  Wileman  was  the  first  settler  and  divided  the  patent  into  lots  in  1712.  The  settlement  adopted  his 
name  and  was  l<nown  as  Wilemantown.  His  nationality  was  Irish.  He  was  a  Free  Mason  and  a  lawyer,  the 
first  admitted  to  practice  (1727)  in  Orange  Co.  It  was  upon  his  land  in  1774  that  Log  Church  was  erected  and 
a  plot  of  land  adjoining  set  aside  as  a  burial  place.  The  property  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  George  Dunn,  and  the 
location  was  in  the  corner  of  the  field  on  the  fork  of  the  roads  leading  from  St.  Andrews  to  Walden  and  Wallkill. 
He  was  a  benefactor  of  the  church,  and  it  is  here  in  the  old  yard  that  his  dust  reposes  with  that  of  many  other 
early  settlers. 

It  is  a  much  to  be  lamented  fact  that  all  vestige  of  this  ancient,  burial  place  should  have  been  destroyed 
over  half  a  century  ago. 

Under  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Rev.  John  Sayre  in  the  year  1770,  Log  Church  became  incorporated  under 
the  name  of  St.  Andrews,  and  a  new  edifice  erected  in  the  southeast  of  St.  Andrews  Cemetery.  The  hamlet 
then  assumed  the  church  name,  and  it  was  here  that  the  family  of  Lieutenant  Governor  Colden  attended  worship. 
A  visit  to  the  cemetery  which  adjoined  the  church  reveals  the  fact  that  it  has  served  as  a  burial  place  for  over  a 
century  and  a  quarter. 

Here  rest  the  remains  of  the  Dorcases'.  Galation's.  Banks',  Gee's  and  Graham's.  Capt.  George  Graham 
being  interred  1774 — families  all  connected  with  the  early  history  of  the  church.  Here  also  we  find  the  graves 
of  heroes  of  the  Revolutionary  and  the  Civil  War.  Peace  to  their  ashes,  and  let  us  hope  that  this  (God's  Acre) 
may  never  share  the  fate  of  the  old  Episcopal  yard. 

Previous  to  the  location  of  the  new  church,  a  number  of  buildings  had  been  erected.  The  principal  ones 
being  a  school  house  built  of  mud  and  logs,  located  on  the  old  road  leading  to  King's  Hill,  opposite  the  present 
residence  of  Mr.  Chauncey  Radiker,  a  tavern  on  the  brink  of  the  brook  and  a  store.  Here  also  was  established 
one  of  the  first  Post  Offices  of  the  county. 

St.  Andrews  is  not  lacking  in  bloody  historical  events.  It  was  here  that  an  Indian  massacre  took  place 
at  the  beginning  of  the  French  and  Indian  war.  Gen.  Clinton  as  Captain  was  engaged  in  the  attack,  and  seven- 
teen Indians  were  killed.  Again  at  the  beginning  of  the  Revolution.  Lieutenant  Governor  Colden  came  very 
near  being  shot  by  the  indignant  Whigs  as  he  attempted  to  read  the  King's  decree.  South  of  the  hamlet  in 
front  of  the  residence  of  Mr.  Corsey,  is  the  site  of  an  Indian  fort,  and  to  the  west  of  the  village  during  the 
winter  of  1782,  a  company  of  Revolutionary  soldiers  laid  encamped.  It  was  while  acting  as  a  special  messen- 
ger from  this  encampment  to  the  Commander-in-chief  at  Newburgh,  that  John  McLean  afterward  Commissary 
General  of  this  State,  was  attacked,  taken  from  his  horse,  gagged,  tied  to  a  tree  and  the  papers  referring  to  his 
errand  taken.     He  was  rescued  the  following  morning. 

We  still  find  many  of  the  descendants  of  the  old  colonial  families  here.  Arthur  McKinney  located  here  in 
1745,  and  a  portion  of  his  original  tract  is  still  owned  and  occupied  by  his  great-great-grand-son.  Soon  after 
came  the  Beattie's,  Snyder's,  Kidd's,  McKissock's,  Coe's  and  Crowell's— descendants  of  which  are  still  num- 
erous about  the  village.  Robert  Crowell  purchased  the  King's  Hill  farm,  then  a  wilderness,  about  1771,  from 
the  St.  Andrews  Church. 

Approximate  to  the  village  is  the  old  stone  house  built  previous  to  the  Revolution,  occupied  by  Mr.  Charles 
Thorne.     Four  generations  of  the  Thorne  family  family  have  been  born  in  this  house. 

I  leave  many  other  points  of  interest  to  be  gleaned  by  the  local  historian,  of  which  space  here  is  to 
limited  to  mention. 


'THE  SUNSHINE  OF  THE  VALLEY. 


w^ 


RESIDENCE  OF  REV.   ROBERT  H.   MCCREADY,  CHESTER,  N.  Y.,  A   FORMER  PASTOR  OF  THE   HISTORIC 
BRICK  CHURCH,  MONTGOMERY,  N.   Y. 


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Rev.  Robert  Houston  I^lcGready,   Ph.  D. 


DeV.  ROBERT  HOUSTON  MCCREADY.  PH.  D.,  was  born  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  July  12,  1853.  At  the  age 
*  »^  of  fourteen  his  father  died,  and  in  that  same  year  he  began  life  for  himself  as  a  store  boy.  At  sixteen 
he  made  a  public  confession  of  faith,  and  became  a  member  of  the  church.  He  received  the  average  English 
education  at  the  public  schools,  later  he  studied  under  Prof.  Love.  He  graduated  from  the  Western  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  June,  1870.  One  preparatory  and  three  college  years  were  spent  in  West  Geneva  College, 
Ohio.  Previous  to  his  University  course,  he  spent  the  required  four  years  in  the  Alleghany  Seminary,  and 
graduated  in  the  summer  of  1883.  He  received  calls  from  New  Castle,  Pa.,  New  Concord,  O.,  Oil  City,  Pa., 
Barnesville,  N.  B.,  and  Coldenham,  N.  Y.,  accepting  the  latter,  March  6,  1884.  Later  he  filled  pastorates  at 
Prospect  Hill,  Eighty  Second  St.  near  Park  Ave.,  N.  Y.  In  1890  he  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  Old  Brick 
Church  at  Montgomery. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Bell  H.  Beattie,  daughter  of  Rev.  David  Beattie  of  Scotchtown,  N.  Y.,  June 
21,  1S88. 

The  writer  of  this  sketch  is  fully  acquainted  with  his  earnest  zeal  in  his  ministry  at  Coldenham  and 
Montgomery — of  the  good  fellowship  existing  between  pastor  and  people,  and  his  watchful  care  over  the  interests 
of  the  community  at  large.  His  name  is  honored  and  revered  among  the  citizens  of  the  Valley  of  the  Wallkill. 
Mr.  McCready  is  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Chester,  N.  Y. 


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Rev.  Robert  Bruce  Glark. 


THE  REV.  ROBERT  BRUCE  CLARK  has  been  pastor  of  the  historic  Goshen  Church  since  January  1st,  1886, 
and  is  the  successor  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Snodgrass,  who  in  his  day  was  amongst  the  famous  Presbyterian 
divines,  and  was  settled  at  Goshen  durng  the  last  thirty-six  years  of  his  venerable  life.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Amherst  College,  Union  Seminary,  and  is  identified  with  various  interests  of  the  beautilul  village  in 
which  he  lives.  The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Goshen  was  organized  in  the  year  1720.  Three  edifices  have  been 
used  by  the  congregation  since  that  time.  The  first  was  built  sometime  between  1720  and  1730;  the  second  was 
built  in  1812,  and  the  present  commanding  structure  was  dedicated  1871.  It  is  massive,  commodious,  beautiful 
for  situation;  of  solid,  rough  stone  to  the  top  of  its  spire  of  186  feet,  comfortably  seating  1,200  people,  and  in 
the  midst  of  a  large  and  beautiful  park  in  the  centre  of  the  village.  The  175th  anniversary  of  the  church  was 
celebrated  in  the  Spring  of  1895. 


(iharles  Edward  I^lillspau^h. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  MILLSPAUGH  was  horn  on  the  homesteaJ.  in  the  town  of  Goshen.  Educated  at  the 
Farmers'  Hall  Academy.  Goshen,  graduating  from  that  institution.  Six  years  were  spent  in  the  employ  of 
W.  L.  Vail,  a  merchant  of  Florida.  N.  Y.  A  partnership  was  formed  under  the  firm  name  of  Merriam  &  Mills- 
paugh.  in  the  village  of  Goshen,  in  1860,  engaging  in  the  general  dry  goods  business,  which  continued  until  1872, 
being  then  dissolved  by  mutual  consent.  Mr.  Millspaugh  immediately  entered  into  partnership  with  D.  Redtield, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Redfield  &  Millspaugh.  continuing  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Redfield.  since  which  time  the 
business  h^s  been  conducted  by  Mr.  Millspaugh. 

Few  men  are  more  useful  or  prominent  in  church  work.  For  many  years  he  has  filled  the  position  of  trus- 
tee of  the  Goshen  Presbyterian  Church,  with  the  office  of  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  and  Chairman  of  several  import- 
ant committees  of  the  Church.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he  has  been  the  honored  Superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  School,  and  is  the  best  known  and  most  prominent  Sunday  School  worker  in  the  county,  frequently  serv- 
ing as  President  of  the  Orange  County  Sunday  School  Association,  organized  May" 22,  1861. 

The  writer  of  this  sketch  was  intimately  associated  with  Mr.  Millspaugh  in  this  work  for  a  period  of  ten 
years,  and  can  attest  to  the  great  services  rendered,  which  resulted  in  the  general  revival  of  Sunday  School  in- 
terest throughout  the  county. 

When  the  limitations  of  this  life  is  reached,  when  the  tabernacle  of  the  body  is  broken,  like  the  jar  that 
holds  the  roses,  though  broken  in  fragments,  the  perfume  of  the  roses  lingers,  so  the  memory  of  a  good  and  use- 
ful life  will  cling  like  green  vines  about  the  broken  fragments  of  the  past. 


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Rev.  J.  H.  Thompson. 


REV.  J.  H.  THOMPSON  was  horn  at  Bemis  Heights,  New  York,  April  28,  1862.  He  prepared  for  college  at 
The  Hudson  River  Institute,  at  Claverack,  New  York,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883.  In  the  fall  of  the 
same  year  he  entered  Hamilton  College,  at  Clinton,  New  York,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  '87.  He  entered 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  the  fall  of  1887,  and  graduated  in  1890.  He  was  ordained  to  the  Gospel  Min- 
istry by  the  Presbytery  of  Troy,  New  York,  in  May  1890;  and  entered  temporarily  in  home  mission  work  in 
Northern  Idaho.  On  September  4,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss  S.  Cornelia  Lansing,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  A. 
G.  Lansing,  of  the  Reformed  Church.  In  the  spring  of  1891,  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Goodwill 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Montgomery,  New  York,  where  he  still  remains. 


3° 


John  G.  Howell. 


THE  father  of  the  subject  this  sketch  was  a  native  of  the  old  town  of  Goshen,  where  he  was  born  inl797.  His 
father,  Silas  Howell,  was  one  of  the  many  early  emigrants  from  Long  Island,  who,  in  themselves 
and  their  descendants,  have  so  largely  contributed  to  the  substantial  elements  of  our  country's  population 
and  worth.  He  removed  from  Goshen  to  Newburgh  with  his  father,  and  located  on  the  Newburgh  and  Cochecton 
Turnpike,  and  in  that  vicinity  he  spent  nearly  the  whole  of  his  long  and  worthy  life  of  85  years  among  the 
notable  sons  of  Orange  County,  which  to  enumerate  them  would  be  legion.  The  subject  of  our  sketch  is  the 
younger  son  of  R.  and  O.  Belknap  Howell,  born  July  23d,  1S29,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  being  a  man 
of  sterling  character,  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  by  strictly  attending  to  the  business  of  agriculture,  with  a 
desire  to  make  two  blades  of  grass  grow  where  one  grew  before.  He  is  eminently  successful  in  his  business, 
and  is  one  of  the  well-to-do  men  of  the  town.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Goodwill  Church  for  30  years,  and 
trustee  for  about  15  years.  His  family  consist  of  two  children,  David  B.  Howell  and  Sarah  Francis  Howell. 
Both  are  married  and  have  homes  of  their  own. 


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Rev.  William  Wyckoff  8chonip. 

REV.  WILLIAM  WYCKOFF  SCHOMP,  the  youngest  son  of  David  G.  and  Phtebe  A.  (Todd)  Schomp,  was 
born  on  his  father's  farm,  near  Bedminster,  Somerset  County,  N.  J.  He  is  of  Holland  descent— the  first 
of  his  name  coming  to  this  country  in  1672  and  settling  in  Bushwick,  Long  Island;  he  is  thus  entitled  to  be  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Holland  Society  of  New  York. 

He  prepared  for  college  at  Rev.  William  Cornell's  Classical  Institute,  Somerville,  N.  J.  After  passing  the 
June  examinations,  he  entered  Rutger's  College  at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  in  the  fall  of  1872,  graduating  in  June, 
1876.  Having  had  the  ministry  in  view  before  entering  college,  he  became  a  student  in  the  Theological  Seminary 
and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  May,  1879.  After  a  summer's  rest,  he  accepted  a  call  to  become  the 
pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church  of  Glenham.  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  and  began  his  work  there  November  16, 
1879.  His  pastorate  at  Glenham  was  noted,  like  each  succeeding  one,  for  harmonious,  quiet  work,  and  the 
forming  of  most  delightful  friendships.  The  first  pastorate  closed  November  8,  1885,  under  conditions  similar  to 
those  with  which  each  succeeding  pastorate  has  ended,  viz.,  with  an  urgent  call  to  another  field  and  earnest 
solicitations  to  remain  in  his  present  charge.  Having  received  and  accepted  a  call  to  become  the  pastor  of  the 
Reformed  Churches  of  Marbletown,  (Stone  Ridge,  N.  Y.),  and  North  Marhletown,  ULsterCo.,  N.  Y.,  he  began  his 
labors  in  his  new  charge  November  15,  1885.  After  a  successful  and  laborious  term  of  seven  years'  service 
with  these  churches,  he  resigned  to  accept  a  call  to  the  First  Reformed  Church  of  Athens,  Greene  Co.,  N.  Y., 
and  commenced  his  service  with  that  church  January  8,  1893.  He  was  installed  as  pastor  of  the  Reformed 
Church,  at  Walden,  September  1,  1897,  preaching  his  first  sermon  on  the  following  Sunday  (5th j. 


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Henry  8uydani. 


LJENRY  SUYDAM  was  born  on  Long  Island  in  1S26,  son  of  Moses  and  Mary  Schoonmaker  Suydam,  whose 
*  *  early  ancestors  all  came  from  Holland.  He  was  educated  in  Brooklyn,  graduated  under  Doctor  Campbell, 
who  later,  became  Professor  of  the  Theological  Seminary  of  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  The  occupation  of  his 
early  life,  was  raising  produce  for  New  York  markets.  In  1852  he  married  Lemma  Anna,  daughter  of  Henry 
Bergen  of  Long  Island,  later,  of  Orange  County.  In  1854,  while  visiting  with  his  uncle,  the  late  Rev.  M.  V. 
Schoonmaker  of  Walden,  he  decided  to  locate  in  the  Wallkill  Valley,  and  bought  the  farm  of  the  late  Joseph 
Hasbrouck  Decker,  two  miles  south  of  Walden,  where  he  continued  farming  for  thirty-five  years,  bringing  his 
farm  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation — after  which  time,  his  four  children  being  married,  he  retired  from  farming, 
coming  to  the  village  of  Walden  where  he  and  his  wife  reside  with  their  youngest  daughter,  Mary  Ella,  wife  of 
T.  D.  Barker.  After  coming  to  Orange  County  he  became  an  active  member  of  the  Reformed  Church  at  Walden, 
serving  for  many  successive  years  as  an  Elder.  In  1860.  the  Wallkill  Valley  Cemetery  Association  was  formed, 
he  being  one  of  the  trustees,  and  continued  a  trustee  until  1888,  when  he  was  elected  its  President,  and  has 
since  then  devoted  much  of  his  time  personally,  overseeing  and  helping  to  beautify  the  city  of  the  dead.  In 
1888,  about  twenty-five  additional  acres  were  bought,  and  have  since  been  paid  for  by  the  Cemetery  Association, 
and  at  the  present  time,  are  undergoing  extensive  improvements,  it  being  the  aim  of  the  Association  to  make 
it  one  of  the  finest  cemeteries  in  Orange  County. 


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James  T.  Ir>vin. 


JAMES  T.  IRWIN  was  horn  in  the  town  of  Montgomery.  January  14th,  1S30,  the  youngest  son  of  the  late 
Edward  Erwin  and  Rachael  Traphagen,  and  grandson  of  John  Irwin  of  Revolutionary  fame,  his  father  being  a 
farmer.  He  acquired  some  l<nowledge  of  farm  life  until  1845,  when  he  removed  to  Newburgh,  and  learned  the 
trade  of  a  carriage  trimmer,  in  which  business  he  is  engaged  at  No.  7  South  Water  Street.  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  In 
June,  1S52.  Mr.  Irwin  married  Miss  Catharine  La  Tour  of  Newburgh.  Mrs.  irwin  died  April  3.  1863.  He  was 
again  married  to  Miss  Prudence  McMinn,  of  Newburgh,  October  19,  1865.  Mr.  Irwin  has  been  a  member  of 
Trinity  M.  E.  Church  for  the  past  fifty  years,  and  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  official  board  of  the  church. 
He  is  a  member  of  Highland  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  a  past  Noble  Grand,  and  past  District  Deputy  Grand 
Master  of  Orange  District,  No.  1.  Mr.  Irwin  is  an  active  and  earnest  worker  in  the  Order,  in  which  he  takes 
much  pride.  He  is  frenuently  called  upon  to  deliver  addresses  at  public  meetings  of  the  order  in  Newburgh,  as 
well  as  in  other  places,  and  is  well  and  favorably  known  to  the  past  and  present  Grand  Officers  of  the  State. 


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James  W.  Barnes. 


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Tames  W.  BARNES  was  horn  at  Middle  Hope,  Orange  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  15th,  1859,  and  passed  his  boyhood 
*-*  days  on  the  farm  of  his  parents,  Nathaniel  and  Martha  Waring  Barnes.  He  obtafned  his  early  education 
at  the  district  school  at  that  place,  afterward  attending  the  Newburgh  Academy,  finishing  with  a  special  course 
at  W.  L.  Chapman's  private  school.  He  began  his  business  life  by  accepting  the  employment  of  Gillies  & 
Needam.  afterwards  Gillies,  Needam  &  Sands,  February  1st,  1876,  continuing  with  them  until  September  1st, 
1880,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved.  Mr.  Sands  withdrew  to  form  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Barnes,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Sands  &  Barnes,  which  started  in  the  general  dry  goods  business  at  the  present  location  No.  99 
Water  Street,  and  continued  five  years.  Mr.  Barnes  succeeding  to  the  business,  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother-in-law,  Mr.  W.  N.  Owen,  which  continued  for  one  year,  since  which  time  he  has  conducted  the  business 
alone.  He  married  Miss  Sarah  F.  Owen,  March  29th.  1S82.  They  have  one  son,  N.  Waring  Barnes,  who  has 
just  taken  his  e.xaminations  for  admission  to  Columbia  University,  New  York  City.  Mr.  Barnes  has  been  prom- 
inently identified  with  Trinity  M.  E.  Church  for  a  long  time.  He  has  been  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  School,  Steward,  and  for  the  last  eight  years  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Mr.  Barnes  is  a  man 
of  uncommon  common  sense,  of  dignified  and  polite  demeanor.  He  vs  kindly  in  spirit,  is  true  as  steel  to  his 
friends.  He  is  tireless  in  his  integrity — he  is  incompatible  in  his  integrity.  He  has  business  ability,  has  good 
business  habits,  commanding  the  esteem  of  his  fellows,  and  deser\'es  the  success  with  which  he  has  been 
favored. 


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Geori^e  B.  Harris. 


GEORGE  B.  HARRIS,  the  youngest  son  of  George  F.  Harris  and  Eveline  Youngblood,  was  born  near  Pine 
Bush,  N.  Y.  After  graduating  at  the  public  school,  he  attended  the  Albany  Business  College,  and  entered 
his  brother's  store  at  BuUville,  N.  Y.,  and  conducted  the  same  for  several  years.  April.  1898.  he  succeeded 
James  S.  Eaton  in  an  old  established  business  at  Walden,  N.  Y.,  where  Mr.  Harris  now  conducts  an  e.xtensive 
grocery  store.  September,  1894,  at  Circleville,  N.  Y..  he  married  Miss  Minnie  W.  Shaw,  daughter  of  Robert 
W.  Shaw.  Mr.  Harris  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed  Church  at  Bloomingburgh,  N.  Y.,  and  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  of  Walden. 


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/Ilex.  Goldberg. 


A  LEX.  GOLDBERG,  of  whom  the  above  is  a  strikingly  good  Mkeness,  was  bom  In  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  in  1861, 
■'»■  and  at  the  age  of  four  years  removed  with  his  parents  to  Poughkeepsle.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  at  the  latter  place,  and  entered  the  clothing  business  at  the  age  of  15  years,  and  removed  to  Newburgh 
in  1882,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  same  line  as  partner,  and  finally  sole  owner  of  the  recognized  leading 
establishment  of  the  city.  In  the  winter  of  1897-'98,  he  removed  his  business  to  the  store  No.  83-85  Water 
Street — a  much  larger  and  more  modern  building,  where  he  now  conducts  an  establishment  without  a  peer 
between  New  York  and  Albany,  and  prides  himself  as  an  Outfitter  for  man  or  boy,  and  greatly  enlarged  the 
scope  of  his  business.  The  mammoth  show  windows  of  Mr.  Goldberg's  store  are  one  of  the  attractions  of  the 
city.  He  has  always  been  accredited  as  one  of  the  city's  most  substantial  and  enterprising  business  men,  with 
the  interests  of  his  adopted  city  uppermost  in  all  his  efforts.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  social  and 
fraternal  interests  in  the  city,  and  his  intelligence  and  good  fellowship  make  him  a  popular  citizen  with  many 
warm,  personal  friends. 


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John  Schwartz. 

A  MONG  the  prominent  citizens  of  German  birth  in  the  city  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  none  holds  a  higher 
■**•  place  in  the  estimation  of  the  community  than  the  gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch.  He  is 
extensively  engaged  in  the  tobacco  business,  and  has  an  enviable  reputation  for  integrity  and  fair  dealing  as 
well  as  for  thrift  and  enterprise. 

Mr.  Schwartz  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  September  9th,  1S39.  His  father,  John  Schwartz,  died 
when  our  subject  was  a  child;  when  ten  years  of  age  he  came  with  his  mother  to  New  York  City.  In  January, 
1850,  they  came  to  Poughkeepsie,  and  after  attending  school  for  a  short  time,  he  entered  the  cigar  business' 
which  he  has  made  his  life  work. 

On  May  6th,  1S60,  Mr.  Schwartz  married  Miss  Bayer,  a  native  of  Trov,  N.  Y.  They  have  four  children 
all  sons.  On  May  1st,  1S64,  he  succeeded  Mr  Joseph  Bayer,  his  father-in-law,  in  the  business  of  manufac- 
turing cigars  and  tobaccos.  This  business  is  now  carried  on,  in  greatly  enlarged  proportions  by  Mr  Schwartz 
and  three  sons,  constituting  the  firm  of  John  Schwartz  &  Sons,  they  having  become  partners  February  1st   1889 


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/Idam  Wiley. 

THE  subject  of  this  sketch,  Mr.  Adam  Wiley,  was  born  at  Croton  Falls,  Westchester  County,  New  York,  on 
the  9th  day  of  May,  1849,  his  father  being  James  Wiley  and  his  mother  Rebecca  Ritchie. 

Several  years  of  Mr.  Wiley's  early  life  were  spent  at  school  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.,  and  Mill  Plains, 
Ct.,  but,  his  father  dying  when  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  without  leaving  any  means  of  support  for  a  large 
family,  young  Adam  found  it  necessary  to  discontinue  his  school  career  and  seek  remunerative  employment. 

The  first  few  years  of  his  new  venture  were  spent  at  farming,  but  learning  of  a  position  open  in  one  of 
the  livery  stables  in  Brewster,  and  as  his  mind  possessed  a  natural  bent  for  horses,  he  made  application  and 
procured  the  situation.  His  employment  here  lasted  five  years,  and  during  that  time  he  had  an  opportunity  to 
study  veterinary  under  Dr.  Amos  Smith,  a  then  well  known  veterinarian.  The  instruction  thus  received  has 
proved  of  such  value  to  Mr.  Wiley,  that  he  has  won  a  meritorious  record  as  a  highly  competent  doctor  of  horses 
and  cattle,  and  for  which  proficiency  he  was  recently  awarded  a  Diploma  by  the  N.  Y.  State  Board  of  Regents. 

For  the  past  twenty-two  years  Mr.  Wiley  has  worked  for  the  Borden  interests,  and  for  the  last  fourteen 
years  he  has  been  employed  directly  by  the  Borden  family,  the  latter  five  years  of  which,  as  superintendent  at 
"  Home  Farm." 

On  November  8th,  1873,  he  was  joined  in  marriage  with  Rebecca  Sweetman,  of  Brewster,  Putnam  County, 
New  York,  and  as  a  result  of  such  union,  there  were  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  three  sons  and  one  daughter 
still  living. 


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James  L.  (>ra>vford. 


JAMES  L.  CRAWFORD,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  at  Searsville,  Orange  County,  N.  Y.  He 
developed  much  mechanical  sl<ill  early  in  life,  and  when  his  school  days  were  passed,  naturally  chose  the 
carpenter's  trade,  at  which  he  made  very  rapid  progress,  and  soon  had  the  reputation  of  being  a  very  skillful 
and  proficient  workman,  which  naturally  led  to  his  rapid  advancement  in  his  chosen  work,  now  extending  over 
four  decades.  In  1870  Mr.  Crawford  became  a  resident  of  Walden,  since  which  date  he  has  been  largely  identi- 
fied with  its  building  interests.  He  built  the  Episcopal  Church  at  Walden,  constructed  the  tall  spire  on  the 
Brick  Church  at  Montgomery,  and  at  different  periods  made  many  extensive  repairs  and  additions  to  the  New 
York  and  Walden  Knife  Works.  He  has  erected  a  great  many  of  the  residences  of  Walden  and  its  environs. 
Mr.  Crawford  has  always  been  a  loyal  Republican  and  an  earnest  and  effective  worker  in  behalf  of  his  party. 
He  served  as  town  Assessor  for  a  term  of  years,  and  filled  the  position  in  a  fair  and  impartial  manner.  For 
about  thirty  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  passed  the  chairs,  is  prominent  in  the 
order  of  the  K.  of  P.,  and  a  representative  citizen  of  the  Valley  of  the  Wallkill. 


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James  R.  I^lciiullou^h. 

Tames  R.  MCCULLOUGH,  whose  portrait  is  given  above,  is  a  native  of  the  Wallkill  Valley,  being  born  near 
*J  Walden,  April  25th,  1839,  and  contiuued  to  live  there  (with  brief  intervals;  until  September,  1887,  when  he 
removed  with  his  family  to  Newburgh  where  he  still  resides.  Mr.  McCullough  spent  many  years  of  his  life  in 
the  grocery  business  in  or  near  Walden.  In  1870  he  was  appointed  U.  S.  Census  Enumerator  for  the  towns  of 
Montgomery  and  Crawford,  and  for  the  five  years  following  was  employed  by  J.  S.  Taylor  &  Co.,  lumber  and 
coal  dealers.  He  is  and  always  has  been  an  ardent  Republican,  was  twice  elected  Collector  of  the  Town  of 
Montgomery,  and  for  many  years  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  village,  also  Inspector  of 
Election  for  the  town.  He  was  active  in  the  Fire  Department,  being  a  member  since  1860;  he  was  a  charter 
member  of  Enterprise  Steamer  Co.,  when  it  was  organized  in  1872,  and  his  name  still  appears  on  their  roll  of 
honorary  members.  He  joined  Freeman's  Lodge,  No.  170,  1.  O.  O.  F.  in  1863,  filled  all  the  different  chairs  in 
the  Lodge,  and  was  chosen  in  1876,  D.  D.  G.  M.  for  the  District  then  comprising  the  counties  of  Orange  and 
Sullivan,  containing  seventeen  Lodges.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  Orange  Lodge.  No.  2470.  Knights  of 
Honor,  and  the  first  Dictator  of  the  Lodge,  and  being  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  was  a  charter  member  of  Fair- 
child  Post,  No.  564,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  at  present  a  member  of  Newburgh  Lodge,  No.  309,  F.  &  A.  M. 
Mr.  McCullough  is  now,  and  has  been  for  some  years  employed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  City  of 
Newburgh,  as  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Streets.  In  his  leisure  moments  he  still  takes  great  interest  in  the 
fraternal,  religious  and  political  organizations  of  his  adopted  home. 


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Philip  /lyers. 


THE  subject  of  this  sketch  was  horn  at  Libertyville,  Ulster  County,  New  York,  November  3rd,  1857.  His 
parents  were  Phillip  and  Sarah  A.  Ayers,  who  were  direct  descendants  of  the  French  Huguenbts,  the 
sturdy  pioneers  who  planted  a  christian  civilization  in  the  Hudson  River  and  Wallkill  Valleys.  Early  in  life  Mr. 
Ayers  chose  the  millers  trade,  and  under  the  instruction  of  H.  Weed,  of  the  Royal  Mills,  Loyd,  N.  Y.,  soon  be- 
came proficient  in  his  business,  remaining  for  a  period  of  seventeen  years.  In  1893  Mr.  Ayers,  with  his  family, 
moved  to  the  Borden  Home  Farm,  and  has  charge  of  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equiped  mills  in  the  state;  hav- 
ing the  latest  and  most  improved  machinery.  The  products  of  the  St.  Elmo  Mills  are  noted  for  their  purity  and 
great  excellence. 


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Wesley  Wait,  I).  ».  8. 


WESLEY  WAIT,  D.  D.  S.,  was  born  near  Montgomery,  N.  Y.,  May  15th,  1861,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
Mould  Wait.  He  received  his  education  at  the  district  school  and  Montgomery  Academy.  In  1881  he 
entered  New  York  College  of  Denistry,  and  eight  months  after  was  appointed  first  assistant  to  Professor  J.  B. 
Littig.  In  1883  he  graduated  one  year  ahead  of  his  class,  his  degree  not  being  conferred  until  1884,  and  began 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Newburgh  in  1885.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  the  Consumers  Ice  Company,  now 
leased  to  the  Muchattoes  Lake  Ice  Company,  also  of  the  Newburgh  Floral  Company,  having  store  on  Second 
Street  and  greenhouses  at  West  Newburgh,  which  contain  thirty  thousand  feet  of  glass.  He  still  practices  the 
profession  of  denistry.  From  1890  to  1893  he  represented  New  York  State  in  the  American  Association  of  Invent- 
ors and  Manufacturers,  and  in  1S91  represented  this  Congressional  District  at  the  Patent  Centennial  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C  being  the  inventor  and  owner  of  several  valuable  inventions.  In  1885  Mr.  Wait  was  married  to 
Emily  S.  Rawlins,  youngest  daughter  of  General  John  H.  Rawlins,  chief  of  staff  to  General  U.  S.  Grant,  and  ex- 
Secretary  of  War.  Mrs.  Wait  died  March  25,  1897,  leaving  one  child,  a  daughter,  Lucille  R.  His  residence  is 
on  Grand  Avenue,  Balmville,  N.  Y. 


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Harrison  Wheeler  >!anny. 

HARRISON  WHEELER  NANNY,  whose  monograph  of  Brant  appears  in  this  annual  of  the  Souvenir,  is  a  well- 
known  Goshen  lawyer.  Beside  his  reputation  as  such,  he  is  reckoned  by  the  "canny  kin"  as  their  con- 
gener in  classical  and  literary  scholarship,  also  being  conceded  a  foremost  place  among  the  younger  historians  of 
Orange  county.  His  many  addresses  before  historical  and  literary  societies  and  on  occasions  of  public  cere- 
monies, have  won  high  encomiums  from  critical  scholars  and  historians.  Mr.  Nanny  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Warwick  where  his  family  settled  long  prior  to  the  Revolution.  He  received  the  baccalaureate  degree  at  Union 
College  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  and  immediately  began  the  study  of  the  law.  He  is  of  direct 
Welsh  descent  and  of  family  devoted  for  generations  to  the  profession  of  arms.  His  ancestor  Capt.  John  Nanny 
raised  a  company,  in  the  year  1645.  for  service  against  King  Charles  1,  which  was  captured  at  Dolgelly,  North 
Wales,  and  had  presented  to  him  the  alternative  of  a  political  trial  or  an  embarkation  to  America.  Each  suc- 
ceeding generation  in  this  country  has  been  engaged  in  its  wars,  and  to  Mr.  Nanny  is  due  the  organization  of 
the  Orange  County  Chapter,  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  His  father  Capt.  Abram  L.  Nanny  was  well  known 
during  the  days  of  the  Civil  War,  as  the  Provost  Marshal  of  the  then  11th  District,  composed  of  the  counties  of 
Orange  and  Sullivan,  under  whose  direction  an  enrollment  of  those  liable  to  military  duty,  and  a  draft  of  2,000 
men  therefrom,  was  made  at  Goshen,  during  a  period  of  tierce  political  excitement,  in  1863,  at  which  time  he  was 
sustained  by  the  5th  Regiment  of  Wisconsin  and  the  2d  Connecticut  Battery. 

It  was  Mr.  Nanny's  desire  to  enter  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  but  an  affliction  which  resulted 
in  permanent  infirmity  intervened  on  the  eve  of  his  appointment,  and  the  would-be  soldier  was  sent  to  College 
and  reluctantly  turned  to  another  pursuit. 


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James  1^1.  Walker. 

Tames  M.,  son  of  Jacob  Walker  and  Mary  C.  Durkee,  was  born  at  Walker  Valley,  Ulster  Co..  February 
•J  2.S,  1S45.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  completed  a  course  of  training  in  the  Newburgh 
Business  College.  He  assisted  his  father  in  all  his  business  interests,  in  the  store,  on  the  farm,  at  the  saw- 
mill and  in  all  kinds  of  lumbering.  In  1H65  he  took  charge  of  the  market  wagon  route  from  Walker  Valley  to 
Newburgh,  selling  farm  produce  and  shipping  butter  to  New  York  by  way  of  Wm.  K.  Mailler's  barge. 
In  1S68  and  '69,  he  tilled  the  same  position  for  Mr.  C.  Barnhart,  to  whom  his  father  had  sold  the  store  and 
business  in  Walker  Valley.  In  LS/O  his  father  built  the  three-story  brick  building  on  Montgomery  Street, 
Walden,  and  on  May  9th  of  that  year  it  was  opened  for  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Jacob  Walker  &.  Son. 
In  1877  they  enlarged  the  building,  and  in  1880,  Jacob  Walker,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  retired  and  James 
S.  Eaton  took  his  place,  and  the  firm  of  Walker  &  Eaton  was  formed.  Again  the  building  was  enlarged  and  the 
drug  department  added.  They  bought  the  grocery  stock  from  A.  S.  Tears  and  from  Hiram  B.  Wooster  in  1885. 
and  conducted  two  stores  until  February  1st,  1894,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  J.  M. 
Walker  remaining  at  the  old  stand  on  Montgomery  Street.  The  same  year  he  adopted  the  cash  system  and  now 
finds  it  necessary  to  enlarge  his  space. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  village  trustees  for  a  period  of  about  five  years.  He  has  been  an  oflRceJ 
in  the  Walden  M.  E.  Church  twenty-five  years,  was  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  superintendent  of 
the  Sabbath  School  for  about  five  years.  He  has  also  been  a  trustee  of  the  Wallkill  Valley  Church  for  the  past 
ten  years.  He  has  never  engaged  to  any  e.xtent  in  matters  pertaining  to  politics,  but  his  influence  has  always 
been  thrown  in  the  temperance  side  of  the  question  at  issue. 


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Whitfield  (iibbs. 


WHITFIELD  GIBBS  was  born  at  Hope,  N.  J.,  January  28,  1851.  He  is  a  son  of  Levi  B.  and  the  late  Ellen 
Vanatta  Gibbs.  He  was  given  a  common  school  education  in  his  native  village.  The  first  four  years  of 
his  business  career  was  spent  clerking  in  a  store.  He  then  went  to  Newton,  N.  J.,  where  he  learned  the  print- 
ing business  in  the  office  of  the  Sussex  Register,  and  later  worked  at  his  trade  in  Newark  and  New  York.  In  1878, 
with  J.  J.  Stanton,  he  purchased  the  Deckertown  Independent,  and  after  conducting  that  for  four  years,  he  disposed 
of  his  interest  to  his  partner.  He  afterwards  held  the  position  of  city  editor  of  the  Jerser  City  Deiilr  Argus,  and 
also  editor  of  the  Passaie  Daily  Times.  Previous  to  purchasing  The  IValdeii  Citizen,  he  was  Purchasing  Agent  of 
the  Pennsylvania,  Poughkeepsie  and  Boston  R.  R.  In  July,  1898,  he  purchased  The  IValden  Citizen,  which  was 
then  a  folio,  but  he  at  once  converted  it  into  a  quarto,  which  is  a  live  local  weekly  newspaper. 


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/llexander   Kidd. 


A  LEXANDER  KIDD  was  born  at  St.  Andrews,  a  beautiful  hamlet  In  the  town  of  Montgomery,  N.  Y.  (The 
•**■  historical  events  of  Its  past  have  been  graphically  described  by  one  of  its  residents  on  page  twenty-four 
of  this  volume).  Mr.  KIdd's  parents  were  Lotan  KIdd  and  Eliza  Woodruff,  honored  citizens  of  their  day  and 
generation.  Early  In  life  he  Inclined  to  an  active  life,  and  during  years  spent  at  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  he  served  as 
a  member  of  the  old  Cataract  Engine  Company,  No.  3,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Washington  Continental 
Guards  under  Captain  Isaac  Wood,  receiving  an  honorable  discharge;  he  served  full  time  In  the  Nineteenth  Regi- 
ment of  Orange  County  under  Captain  Peter  Latourette.  Later  Mr.  Kidd  enlisted  In  the  Fifty-si.xth  N.  Y.  S.  V. 
under  Colodel  C.  H.  Van  Wyck.  At  the  e.xpiratlon  of  two  years,  on  account  of  Illness  contracted,  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  at  Seabrook,  S.  C.  In  1.S66  he  began  a  general  grocery  business  at  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  under  the 
firm  name  of  A.  &  T.  Kidd.  In  1875  he  removed  to  Orange  Lake, Orange  County.  N.  Y.,and  conducted  a  hotel,  and 
in  1,S80,  at  the  same  place,  opened  the  Lake  Side  House,  at  that  time  a  noted  resort  for  summi^r  tourists.  During  his 
management  of  seven  years  a  very  large  and  prosperous  business  was  established.  In  1887  Mr.  Kidd  removed 
to  Walden,  N.  Y.,  and  has  since  conducted  a  large  and  modern  betel.  At  St.  Andrew's  Is  a  large  tract  of  fertile 
land  known  as  the  "  Old  Kidd  Homestead,"  which  has  been  in  possession  of  the  Kidd  family  since  early  in  the 
seventeenth  century;  recently  it  passed  to  the  ownership  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  bears  the  name  of 
his  honored  grandfather.  In  1865  Mr.  Kidd  was  married  to  Miss  C.  B.  Smith,  of  Montgomery,  N.  Y.  Their 
only  child,  Lewis  W.,  resides  at  Walden,  N.  Y. 


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In  jVIemoriam, 


RECOGNITION  OF  FRIENDS  BEYOND  THE  LIMITATIONS 
OF  THIS   LIFE. 


'  We  are  quite  sure 
That  He  will  give  them  hack. 
Bright,  pure  and  beautiful. 
We  know  He  will  but  keep 
Our  own  and  His,  until  we  fall  asleep. 
We  know  He  does  not  mean 
To  break  the  strands  reaching  between 

Me  here  and  there. 
He  does  not  mean  though  Heaven  be  fair 
To  change  spirits  entering  there. 
That  they  forget  the  eyes  upraised  and  wet, 
The  lips  too  still  for  prayer, 

The  mute  despair. 
He  will  not  take 

The  spirits  which  He  gave,  and  make 
The  glorified  so  new. 
That  they  are  lost  to  me  and  you, 

I  do  believe 

They  will  receive 
Us — you  and  me — and  be  so  glad 
To  meet  us,  that  when  most  1  would  grow  sad. 
I  just  begin  to  think  about  the  gladness 

And  the  day. 
When  they  shall  tell  us  all  about  the  way 

That  they  had  learned  to  go. 

Heaven's  pathway  shore. 
My  lost,  my  own  and  1, 

Shall  have  so  much  to  see  together  by  and  by, 
1  do  believe  that  just  the  same  sweet  face 
But  glorified,  is  waiting  in  the  place 
Where  we  shall  meet  if  only  1 
Am  counted  worthy  in  that  by  and  by. 
I  do  believe  that  God  will  give  a  sweet  surprise 
To  tear-stained,  saddened  eyes. 
And  that  His  heaven  will  be 
Most  glad,  with  joy  for  you  and  me. 
As  we  have  suffered  most. 

God  never  made 
Spirit  for  spirit  answering  shade  for  shade, 
And  placed  them  side  by  side. 
So  wrought  in  one,  though  separate,  mystified 

And  meant  to  break. 
The  quivering  threads  between. 

When  we  shall  wake 
I  am  quite  sure  we  shall  be  very  glad 
That  for  a  little  while  we  were  so  sad." 


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In  Memoriam. 


John  Gail   Borden. 

JOHN  GAIL  BORDEN  was  born  in  Galveston,  Texas,  January  4.  1844.  He  was  the  youngest  son  of  that 
great  public  benefactor,  Gail  Borden.  Coming  north  with  his  father  when  hut  a  lad  of  thirteen  he  attended 
one  of  the  public  schools  of  Brooklyn  for  a  time,  and  from  there  went  to  Winchester  Center,  Conn.,  where  he 
entered  the  Winchester  Academy.  From  Winchester  a  business  college  was  the  next  step  in  his  educational 
course,  but  this  was  interrupted  by  the  Civil  war;  for,  like  many  of  "  Our  Boys"  in  the  recent  Spanish-Ameri- 
can war,  he  left  the  school  room  in  response  to  his  country's  call  for  volunteers.  He  enlisted  in  the  150th  New 
York  Volunteers  and  served  under  Colonel  (later  General)  John  Henry  Ketcham  for  two  years  and  a  half,  during 


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which  time  he  worked  his  way  to  the  rank  of  SecondLieutenant.  The  long,  continued  active  service  and  exposure 
brought  on  an  illness,  compelling  retirement  from  the  army  for  several  months,  when  he  recovered  sufficiently  to 
again  resume  his  duties,  and  was  transferred  to  the  Forty-seventh  New  York  Volunteers,  with  which  regiment 
he  remained  until  the  close  of  the  war,  participating  with  it  in  the  Florida  campaign.  Returning  to  his  home  in 
Brewster,  N.  Y.,  when  mustered  out  of  service,  Mr.  Borden  became  identified  with  the  New  York  Condensed  Milk 
Company,  where  his  inventive  genius  and  energy  played  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  perfecting  of  his  father's 
inventions.  Later  he  was  elected  president  of  the  company  and  filled  this  position  most  successfully  until  1S85. 
In  1881  Mr.  Borden  moved  from  Brewster  to  Wallkill,  Ulster  County,  where  he  built  the  condensery  for  the  N.  Y. 
C.  M.  Co.,  at  the  same  time  beginning  on  an  extensive  scale  the  farming  operations  which  have  made  the 
Borden's  Home  Farm  one  of  the  model  practical  farms  of  this  State.  Failing  health  in  1885  compelled  retirement 
from  an  active  business  life,  when  he  turned  his  whole  attention  toward  improving  and  beautifying  his  farm,  trying, 
as  he  often  expressed  it,  "  to  make  two  blades  of  grass  grow  where  but  one  grew  before."  How  well  he  suc- 
ceeded has  been  demonstrated  by  the  bountiful  crops  gathered  from  year  to  year  on  the  "  Home  Farm."  Mr. 
Borden's  intense  patriotism  led  him  to  become  one,  if  not  the  first,  of  the  pioneers  in  the  work  of  inculcating  a 
love  of  country  and  the  "  Stars  and  Stripes  "  in  the  hearts  of  the  children,  and  to  this  end  made  a  practice  on 
Decoration  Days  of  presenting  each  child  in  the  public  schools  in  his  vicinity,  both  North  and  South,  a  small 
American  flag,  as  he  felt  the  future  of  our  country  rested  with  the  rising  generation.  Devotion  to  home  and 
country  were  among  Mr.  Borden's  strong  characteristics.  The  good  he  accomplished  in  his  forty-seven  years  of 
life  cannot  be  recorded  here.  He  left  an  enviable  record — that  of  an  energetic.  Christian  gentleman  who  devoted 
his  time,  talents,  and  means  to  the  uplifting  of  humanity.  Mr.  Borden  died  in  October,  1891,  at  his  winter  home  in 
Ormond,  Fla.  We  close  this  brief  sketch  with  a  quotation  from  an  obituary  taken  from  The  Coast  Gazette,  an 
Ormond  paper:  — 

"  Thus  have  we  lost  a  good  friend  in  common  with  all  the  State:  a  man  of  kindly  heart,  intelligent  and  far 
seeing,  he  used  his  wealth  to  benefit  others  far  more  than  himself  individually,  and  wherever  he  tarried,  whether 
amongst  the  green  hills  of  the  North,  by  the  waters  of  the  St.  Johns,  on  the  shores  of  the  Halifax,  or  amid  the 
sand  dunes  of  the  beach,  his  hand  and  genius  were  ever  busy  to  beautify  and  improve  as  well  as  to  stimulate 
and  help  others.  More  capable  hands  will  write  his  biography,  which,  when  done  as  it  deserves  to  be,  will  show 
forth  a  noble  example,  to  be  esteemed  and  followed  by  others  upon  whom  Providence  has  showered  wealth." 

History  of  "Home   Farm." 

The  Wallkill  is  the  western  boundary  of  the  ■■  Home  Farm:"  its  southern  limit  is  the  land  owned  by  the 
New  York  CondensedMilk  Company,  while  on  the  east  and  north  lie  the  various  farms  once  forming  the  northeastern 
tract  deeded  by  good  Queen  Anne.  In  the  year  1750  a  part  of  this  royal  grant  passed  into  the  possession  of  a 
Hasbrouck,  and  was  inherited  and  held  by  the  Hasbrouck  heirs  until  the  years  1866  and  1872,  at  which  dates 
certain  portions  of  said  parcel  of  land,  called  "  Lot  No.  6,"  passed  into  the  possession  of  Mr.  John  P.  Andrews. 
This  gentleman  maintained  the  property  as  a  farm  and  summer  residence,  carefully  preserving  the  old  stone  house 
built  by  the  Hasbroucks  in  1771.  During  Mr.  Andrews'  ownership  many  improvements  were  made  and  an 
addition  built  to  the  old  homestead.  In  the  year  1881  the  "Andrews'  Farm  "  passed  into  the  possession  of  John 
G.  Borden,  who  began  immediately  to  acquire  the  smaller  farms  adjoining  him,  until  'they  came  to  form  a  part  of 
the  present  "  Home  Farm,"  the  name  given  it  by  Mr.  Borden.  The  natural  attractions  of  "  Home  Farm  "  are 
too  familiar  to  the  readers  of  the  Souvenir  to  need  description  here.  It  was  not  our  design,  in  this  brief  sketch, 
to  describe  its  many  attractions  or  to  sound  the  praises  of  the  one  who  devoted  the  last  ten  years  Of  his  life  to  its 
development,  and  who  now  sleeps  amidst  the  daily  routine  of  its  busy  life. 


5° 


In  Memoriam. 


Robert  Youii^. 

DoBERT  YOUNG  was  born  in  the  town  of  Montgomery,  N.  Y..  November  28,  1818,  being  tlie  eldest  son  of 
■^  *■  Jotinston  and  Margaret  Bartcley  Young.  He  received  his  education  at  the  Montgomery  Academy,  where  he 
was  preparing  to  enter  college,  but  owing  to  the  death  of  his  father  it  became  necessary  for  him  to  devote  his 
time  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  a  man  intellectually  far  above  the  average  of  his  fellows,  was  well  read, 
possessed  an  excellent  memory,  independent  in  his  thought  and  action,  always  doing  his  own  thinking  and  giv- 
ing out  his  opinion  without  fear  or  favor.  Mr.  Young  was  fond  of  controversy  and  debate  and  many  years  ago 
when  debating  societies  were  in  vogue  he  was  always  present  at  the  Goodwill  schoolhouse  and  was  the  life  of 
the  society.  In  1879  he  was  elected  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Montgomery,  which  office  he  held  eight  consecu- 
tive years,  from  1879  to  1.S.86,  and  again  for  one  year  in  1890,  which  was  his  last  public  service,  being  an 
efficient  member  of  the  board,  and  looked  well  after  the  interests  of  the  town.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1895,  he  held  the  office  of  district  clerk,  having  filled  that  office  for  fifty-four  years.  In  May,  1862,  he 
married  Miss  Emily  Crawford  Arnott,  who,  with  four  children,  survive  him,  their  son  Robert  Jr.'s  death  pre- 
ceding his  father's  by  two  years,  and  a  daughter,  Eliza  Crawford,  who  died  in  infancy. 


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In  Memoriam. 


rioyd   li.   Keevs. 

FLOYD  H.  REEVS  was  born  in  Westtown,  Orange  County,  New  York,  December  29,  1837.  He  was  a  son  of 
Charles  W.  and  Azubah  (Lee)  Reevs.  At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  moved  with  his  father's  family  to 
Goshen.  Received  his  education  at  Charlottsville,  N.  Y.  At  an  early  age  he  became  a  partner  with  his  father 
in  the  mercantile  business  under  the  firm  C.  W.  Reevs  &  Son;  his  father  died  September  2,  1865.  March  1, 
1866,  the  partnership  of  Reevs  &  Kelsey  was  formed,  which  relation  continued  until  his  death,  March  4,  1898. 
He  was  a  man  of  independent  thought  and  action,  possessed  a  natural  inquiring  mind  and  always  completed 
whatever  he  undertook,  when  he  had  once  in  his  mind  the  object  worthy  of  his  support.  He  was  an  honest, 
upright  business  man.  He  was  vice-president  of  the  Goshen  Savings  Bank,  and  in  all  matters  which  have 
tended  in  the  direction  of  Goshen's  prosperity  he  was  progressive.  In  religious  matters  he  has  been  prominent 
all  his  life.  Had  he  not  been  a  successful  man  of  business  he  would  have  been  a  successful  preacher,  for  he  was 
an  eloquent  and  effective  speaker  in  religious  gatherings,  and  in  the  great  revival  in  Goshen  Methodist  Church 
in  the  early  seventies  his  earnest  and  powerful  addresses  will  long  be  remembered.  In  1863  he  married  Christine, 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (DeKay)  Cowdsey.  To  them  was  born  two  daughters,  Mrs.  Wilmot  Makuen  and 
Miss  Clara.     He  was  buried  from  his  late  residence;  interment.  Slate  Hill  Cemetery,  Goshen,  New  York. 


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In  Meiuoriam. 


Ghancy  llulse. 

/"^HANCY  HULSE  was  burn  in  Blooming  Grove,  this  county.  May  2,  1S27.  He  was  a  son  of  Meads  T.  and 
^^-^  Dollie  (Stewart)  Huise.  He  was  reared  on  liis  father's  farm,  and  after  securing  a  fair  education  began  to 
clerk  in  a  store  at  Burnside.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  watch  case 
manufacturer  with  Charles  Hulse,at  which  he  served  four  years  and  a  half,  then  secured  a  position  in  New  York 
City,  where  he  remained  for  ten  years.  He  then  settled  in  Washingtonville,  Orange  County, where  he  manufac- 
tured watch  cases  until  1866.  The  following  year  he  came  to  Goshen,  where  he  purchased  a  jewelry  business, 
and  from  that  time  forward  success  crowned  his  efforts.  During  the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  the  business 
was  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  C.  Hulse  &  Son.  In  1884.  together  with  his  son,  L.  W.,  they  began  deal- 
ing in  wagons  and  carriages  under  the  style  of  the  Hulse  Wagon  Company.  Politically  he  was  a  staunch 
Republican,  and  for  several  terms  he  served  as  Trustee  of  the  Village  Board.  He  was  enterprising  and  public 
spirited,  and  it  was  due  to  his  influence  and  progressive  spirit,  in  a  great  measure,  that  Goshen  attained  its 
present  prosperity.  His  hrst  wife  was  Susan  Jane,  daughter  of  George  and  Susan  (Cooley)  McKinney,  natives 
of  Orange  County.  To  them  were  born  two  children,  a  son,  Lewis  W.,  and  a  daughter,  Susie.  The  mother  of 
these  children  died  in  1865,  and  for  his  second  wife  he  married  Frances  C  daughter  of  Hudson  Webb,  of 
Hamptonburgh.  He  died  May  20,  1895.  and  was  buried  from  the  Presbyterian  Church,  of  Goshen;  interment  at 
Slate  Hill  Cemetery. 


In  Memoriam. 


JoBin  8.  Taylor. 

MR.  TAYLOR  was  born  in  Warwick,  N.  Y.,  December  6,  1S32,  was  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Margaret  (Smith) 
Taylor,  the  former  a  native  of  Sussex  County.  N.  J.,  and  the  latter  of  Warwick,  N.  Y.  John  S.  Taylor 
remained  with  his  parents  until  the  age  of  twenty-five  when  he  was  married  and  for  ten  years  operated  the  old 
farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  which  he  then  owned.  At  the  end  of  that  period  he  came  to  Walden  and 
started  the  coal,  feed  and  lumber  business.  He  never  took  active  part  in  political  matters  and  was  not 
bound  by  party  ties  prefering  to  vote  for  the  man  best  qualified  to  till  the  office,  regardless  of  the  party  to  which 
he  belonged.  He  was  ever  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  community.  He  served  as  President  of  the 
Walden  Knife  Co.,  fifteen  years,  President  and  Trustee  of  the  village  ten  years,  President  and  Trustee  of  the 
village  school  twelve  years,  and  President  of  the  water  works  three  years.  Mr.  Taylor  was  twice  married, 
his  first  union  being  with  Miss  Mary  W.  Brook  of  Warwick,  who  died  April  30,  1886,  leaving  two  sons,  Newton 
L.  of  Norfolk,  Neb.,  and  Isaac  B.,  of  Walden.  On  the  16th  of  November,  1887,  Mr.  Taylor  was  married  to  Mrs. 
F.  A.  Rowland,  a  sister  of  Edward  Whitehead,  President  of  the  Walden  Knife  Company.  On  the  morning  of 
Jan.  31,  1899,  he  passed  beyond  the  limitations  of  this  present  life,  and  on  Feb.  3rd  his  interment  was  made 
at  the  Wallkill  Valley  Cemetery,  Walden,  N.  Y. 


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In  Memoriam. 


IM.  Gedney  8nyder. 

l\/l  GEDNEY  SNYDER  was  bom  on  the  ancestral  homestead  near  Orange  Lake  in  the  town  of  Newburgh,  N.  Y. , 
•'■'*•  August  7,  1833.  Mr.  Snyder's  early  life  inclined  to  agriculture  and  he  became  one  of  the  representative 
farmers  of  Orange  county.  In  1861  he  married  Mrs.  C.  Louise  Gedney  of  New  York  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sny- 
der selected  for  their  home  a  large  and  pleasantly  located  farm  at  St.  Andrews,  N.  Y.  As  the  years  passed  ex- 
tensive improvements  were  made,  the  land  brought  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation,  the  buildings  modernized  and 
enlarged,  making  a  beautiful  suburban  home.  Mr.  Snyder  was  known  as  a  thrifty  and  successful  farmer,  whose 
well  cultivated  domain  and  attractive  surroundings  were  evidence  of  his  enterprise  and  prosperity.  For  a  long 
series  of  years  he  was  trustee  of  the  public  school  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1895  was  a  director  of  the 
Walden  National  hank,  which  position  he  had  tilled  for  many  years,  greatly  to  the  financial  interests  of  that  in- 
stitution.    He  was  laid  at  rest  in  the  family  plot  in  the  Wallkill  Valley  cemetery  at  Walden. 


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In  Memoriam. 


Nicholas   I.   Quackenbos. 

NICHOLAS  I.  QUACKENBOS,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  descended  from  an  old  and  honored  New  York  family. 
He  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  April  14.  183S.  His  parents  were  Mangle  Minthorne  and  Julia 
(Clark)  Quackenbos.  When  about  twenty-one  years  of  age  Mr.  Quackenbos  selected  Montgomery,  N.  Y.,  as 
his  future  place  of  residence,  where  he  purchased  a  tract  of  land  very  pleasanth  situated,  which  he  brought  to  a 
high  state  of  cultivation  and  later  erected  thereon  one  of  the  most  modern  homes  in  the  valley  of  the  Wallkill. 
Mr.  Quackenbos  had  strong  characteristics,  blended  with  many  graces.  Throughout  his  life  his  family  and 
home  were  objects  of  his  deepest  regard,  his  highest  ambition.  He  gave  liberally  of  his  wealth  to  the  support  of 
his  Church  and  public  benevolence.  He  had  the  happy  faculty  of  forming  close,  true  friendships,  with  a  magnetic 
power  that  drew  to  him  without  conscious  effort  the  hearts  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  touch.  He  died  at  his 
residence  in  Montgomery,  Wednesday,  November  23,  189S;  interment  was  at  Brick  Church  Cemetery,  Mont- 
gomery, N.  Y, 


56 


In  Memoriam. 


Daniel   I^illspau^h   Wade. 

TNaNIEL  MILLSPAUGH  WADE  was  horn  at  Montgomery.  N.  Y.,  December  16,  1832.  The  boyhood  days  of 
•*— '  Mr.  Wade  were  passed  in  Montgomery.  Early  in  life  he  learned  the  tinsmith's  trade  and  soon  established 
a  business  of  his  own,  continuing  it  until  August,  1S91,  making  thirty-nine  years  of  continuous  business  in  the 
same  locality.  On  the  26th  of  March,  1856,  a  wedding  ceremony  was  performed  which  united  the  destines  of 
Mr.  Wade  and  Miss  Charlotte  C.  David,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Constable)  David.  Mr.  Wade  was 
always  an  active  worker  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  which  he  served  as  elder  for  fifteen  years.  He  was 
most  earnest  in  his  support  of  all  work  tending  to  improve  and  elevate  the  kindred  interests  of  his  town  and 
county.  In  early  life  he  was  a  Democrat;  later  he  gave  his  allegiance  to  the  Prohibition  party.  For  three  years 
he  represented  his  town  as  supervisor,  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  of  which  he  was  president 
for  some  years.  Mr.  Wade  was  also  a  trustee  of  his  native  village.  His  genial  manners  and  sturdy  integrity 
won  him  hosts  of  friends,  who  held  him  in  high  esteem.  Mr.  Wade  accumulated  a  competency,  retiring  from 
business  several  years  before  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Montgomery  in  January,  1899.  His  interment  was  at 
the  Presbyterian  Cemetery,  Montgomery,  N.  Y. 


57 


In  Memoriam. 


Rev.  i^lartin  V.  8choonmaker,  D.  D. 


N.    J..    June    16.    1S99,    aged  82    years. 


REV.   MARTIN  V.   SCHOONMAKER,   D.  D..    died   at   Allenhurst, 
Interment  at  the  Wallkill  Valley  Cemetery.  Walden,  N.  Y. 
Dr.  Schoonmaker's  biographical  sketch,  with  his  contributed  articles.  "  Recollections  of  a  Pastorate,"  and 
"The  Life  Beyond  Immortality."   in  the  annual  Souvenirs  for  1895  and  1896,  respectively,  are  remembered  by 
the  readers  of  these  volumes. 


S8 


In  Memoriam. 


John  I^lould. 

HThe  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  1813.  He  came  from  a  family  whose  representatives  were  numbered 
•*•  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  the  Valley  of  the  Wallkill.  the  remote  ancestors  being  natives  of  Holland. 
Mr.  Mould  was  born  in  the  town  of  Montgomery,  N.  Y.,  and  spent  his  entire  life  of  nearly  seventy-six  years 
upon  the  farm  on  which  he  was  born.  He  was  well  known  as  one  of  the  energetic  and  successful  citizens  of  the 
locality.  Mr.  Mould  was  a  strong  Republican,  an  earnest  and  active  member  of  the  old  Brick  (Reformed) 
Church.  For  a  long  series  of  years  he  served  as  elder,  and  at  his  death  was  the  senior  elder  of  his  Church. 
Mr.  Mould  married  Miss  Emily  Douglas,  who  was  almost  a  life-long  member  of  the  Brick  Church.  The  inter- 
ment of  John  and  Emily  Mould  was  at  the  Brick  Church  Cemetery,  Montgomery,  N.  Y. 


59 


In  Memoriam. 


J.   Cdward   Baker. 

J  EDWARD  BAKER,  who,  for  a  number  of  years  prior  to  his  death  was  one  of  the  influential  business  men 
•  of  Newburgh,  was  born  near  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  being  a  son  of  Michael  H.  and  Amelia  (Shay)  Baker,  the 
former  being  a  native  of  Germany  and  the  latter  of  Erie  County,  N.  Y.  In  Newburgh,  where  his  boyhood 
days  were  passed,  he  was  educated  in  Professor  Brown's  private  school.  He  had  a  natural  talent  for  stone 
lettering  and  cutting,  and  worked  at  that  business  for  several  years.  At  the  suggestion  of  his  father  a  partner- 
ship was  formed  between  the  two  and  they  embarked  in  the  manufacture  of  mineral  waters.  This  connection 
continued  until  the  death  of  his  father  in  1885,  when  the  son  succeeded  to  the  business  and  continued  until  his 
death,  November  23,  1893.  He  was  liberal  to  all  churches  and  charitable  enterprises,  and  it  may  with  truth  be 
said  of  him  that  his  was  an  honest,  upright  and  moral  life.  The  lady  who  was  Mr.  Baker's  faithful  helpmate  in 
life  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Rosa  Viola  Ramsperger.  On  the  death  of  her  husband  she  succeeded  to  the  man- 
agement of  the  business,  which  she  has  since  carried  on. 


MONUMtNT   tRECTHD    IN   OLD    lOVVN   BUKVINU  (jKUUND, 

of  Liberty  and  Suuth  Streets,  N'ewburijh,  New  York,  by  Quassaick  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution,  to  Mark  the  .Site  of  the  First  Church  in  Xewburgh,  Unveiled  May  30,  1899. 


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in  which  to  Buy 


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Dry  Goods 
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Sunshine  and  Shadow  of  a  Farmer^s  Life, 

CHARLES    RIVENBURG. 

NEVER   having  been   a   farmer,  it  may  seem  to  you  like  presumption  on  my  part  to  speak  on  the  subject 
assigned  me,  "Sunshine  and  Shadow  of  a  Farmer's  Life:"  and  yet,  may  it   not  he  possible  from  the 

vantage  ground  of  a  non-personally  interested  observer,  to  see  some  things  more  clearly  than  can  be  realized  hy 

those  hampered  by  familiarity  of  occupation. 

This  is  the  age  when  we  are  delighted  to  boast  of  antiquity  in  architecture,  in  furniture,  in  family,  in 

jewels  and  ornaments,  in  art.  in  sculpture,  in  occupation.     How  proud  we  are  to  point  to  the  age  of  our  business 

houses;  how  for  generations  in 
the  past  our  ancestors  have 
followed  the  same  line.  How- 
ever, we  must  all  give  the  palm 
for  antiquity  to  the  agriculturist. 
Your  ancestral  estate  was  the 
garden  of  Eden.  Adam  was  the 
first  husbandman  as  well  as 
the  first  husband;  Eve, the  first 
milkmaid.  Think  of  the  delic- 
ious richness  of  that  snowy 
fluid  in  those  days.  No  mi- 
crobes, no  chalk,  no  salt,  no 
water  needed,  no  leaky  or 
stolen  cans,  no  inspectors.  In 
the  course  of  time  as  year  fol- 
lowed year,  cycle  after  cycle, 
century  after  century,  the  only 
records  with  which  both  profane 
and  sacred  history  have  to  do 
were  with  the  tillers  of  the  soil, 
and  the  raisers  of  flocks  and 
herds.  You  farmers  may  there- 
fore boast  of  your  antiquity,  for 
vou  reach  back  even  to  the  ISy- 
iiin  of  the  corner-stone  of  the 
Inundation  of  the  world.  You 
may  boast  of  men  in  your  occu- 
pation whose  history  after  the 
lapse  of  thousands  of  years  is 

common  to  every  household  wherever  the  sacred  scriptures  are  read,  and  will  so  continue  until  the  end  of  time. 

Men  noted  for  character,  probity,  steadfastness  of  purpose,  honored  by  God  as  well  as  man  in  all  generations. 

How  responsible,  then,  your  occupation  to  sustain  the  dignity  of  manhood  set  by  your  progenitors.       In  this 

vou  will  be  sustained  by  the  sunshine  of  worthy  example. 

Men  engaged  in  the  pursuits  of  learned  professions  and  business  life  have  cares,  worries,  trials  and  crosses 

of  which  the  farmer  by  his  genial  fireside  does  not  even  dream.     How  frequently  we  hear  sympathy  expressed 


SPRING     BROOK,    EAST    WALDEN,    N.   Y. 


^o. 


WANTED 

"'«»  /»  the  Wallla"  ^' 


,iey 


To    ship    all    their    fruit    this    season    via    the    Pou^hkeepsie    Bridge     Road. 

We   offer   you    the    best    service    in    reaching    all     markets — New    York,     Jersey    City, 
Paterson,     Newark,     Philadelphia,      Hartford,       Springfield,      Providence,      Worcester, 

Boston,   etc.      We  :guarantee    the    continuance    of    rates    and    time    and 

the    prompt    adiustment    of    any    claims.       Get    started    right   this   year  by 

shipping    with    us,     thereby    obtaining    the    lowest    rates    and    early    markets,     also 

the   best   prices. 

L.  JOHNSTON,  Agent,  Highland,  N.  Y. 

W.  P.  BISHOP,  Agent,  Loyd,  N.  Y. 

W.  T.  REID,  Agent,  Clintondale,  N.  Y. 

N.  H.  YEAGER,  Agent,  Modena,  N.  Y. 

W.  J.  MARTIN,  Gen'l  Freight  Agent,  Hartford,  Conn. 


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A  PARTIAL    VIp;\V    OF    THU    AKTIFICrAL    LAKE    IX    THE   RURAL    GROUN'DS,    N'KW    JERSEY.    ILLU.STR ATIVH    OF 
WHAT  MAY  BE  ACCOMPLISHED  TO  ADORN  AND  BEAUTIFY  SUBURBAN  HOMES. 

for  the  physician,  who,  when  the  thermometer  reaches  zero,  in  the  face  of  a  blinding  storm  of  sleet, 'has  to  travel 
miles  alone  through  the  darkness  of  the  night  to  visit  the  sick,  while  the  farmer  is  peacefully  sleeping.  How 
often  the  lawyer  who  holds  in  his  hands  the  keys  of  destiny  for  the  prisoner  on  trial,  whose  offense  is  punisha- 
ble with  death,  spends  days  and  even  weeks  in  the  preparation  and  trial  of  the  cause  without  rest  or  recreation, 
troubled  with  the  demon  of  insomnia  from  nervousness,  of  exhaustion  and  grave  responsibility.  The  statesman 
with  the  multitudinous  cares  of  a  nation  dependent  upon  his  skill  and  judgment  in  the  formation  of  domestic 
measures,  and  in  the  comity  of  international  affairs;  the  business  man  with  notes  coming  due.  with  a  small 
bank  account  and  a  large  list  of  debtors  who  can  not  hnd  it  convenient  to  settle,  suffer  agonies  with  which  the 
farmer  is  not  on  speaking  acquaintance.  Sunshine  for  the  farmer  is  freedom  from  solicitude;  shadows  for 
all  others. 

All  occupations  and  avocations  other  than  that  of  husbandry,  depend  more  or  less  upon  public  opinion. 
Even  those  who  stand  most  high  in  the  professional  world  must  submit  and  cater  to  a  great  degree  to  the  sen- 
timent of  the  people.  Their  position  in  life,  the  financial  success  of  men  of  affairs  depends  largely  upon  the 
impress  they  create  upon  the  masses  with  whom  they  come  in  contact.  The  success  of  a  salesman,  and  his 
promotions  are  determined  by  his  apparent  sweetness  of  disposition  under  any  and  all  circumstances  of  annoy- 
ances.    The  farmer  in  the  enjoyment  of   his  broad  acres,  feels  a  kingly  power.     In  these  possessions  he  feels 


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Central-Hudson  Steamboat  Co.'s 

DAIUV     UIINES 


i-l    vv- 


NEWBURGH    LINE. 

steamers   Homer  Ramsdell  and  Newburgh  be- 
tween New  York  and  Newburgh, 

Cranstons,  West  Point,  Cold  Spring  and  Cornwall. 


Leave 

Newburgh  daily,  except  Sun 

days 

,  at  7:00 

P- 

m.;  Su 

ndavs  at  6::)o  p.  m.     Leave  Ne\ 

V  York,  foot 

ot 

Frank 

in  S't.,  except  Sundavs.  5:00  p 

m.; 

Sunda 

"S, 

m.     From  June  ist  to  October 

ist. 

Saturr 

IV 

boat  1 

aves  New  York,  3  p.  m. 

Rates  of  Pare. 

Betv 

•een    Newburgh,    Cornwall, 

Cold     Sprii 

IS, 

West 

Point,  Cranstons,  and  New  \ 

ork. 

one  w 

5ocen 

s  ;  Excursion,  75  cents. 

POUGHKEEPSIE  LINE. 

Steamers  D.  S.  Miller  and  J.  L.  Hasbrouck,  be- 
tween New  York  and  Poughkeepsie, 

New  Hamburgh,  Marlborough,  Milton,  Highland. 

Leave  Poughkeepsie  daily,  except  Saturdays,  6:00 
p.  m.,  landinc^  at  Highland  and  Marlborough  on 
down  trip.  Leave  New  York  daily,  except  Sun- 
days, at  6:00  p.  m. 

Rates  of  P'are. 

Between  Poughkeepsie,  Highland,  Milton,  Marl- 
borough, New  Hamburgh,  and  New  York,  one  way 


> 


KINGSTON   LINE. 

Steamers  Wm.  F.  Romer  and  Jas.    W.  Baldwin, 
between  New  York  and  Kingston, 


^Vest    Point.  Newburgh.   New   Hamburgh.   Marl- 
borough, Milton,  Poughkeepsie,  Esopus. 

Kingston  daily,  except  Saturdays,  6:00  p. 
Leave  New  York   foot  West    loth    St.,  week 
.  except  Saturdays,  4:00  p.  m.;  Saturdays  1:00 
Down  Boat  does  not  land  at  West  Point. 

Rates  of  fare. 

Kin^st'Ti  (Iviindout),  Esopus,  and  New 
u-k,  ..n.-  wav,  75  ..■.-nts  ;  excursion.  $1.25.  Pough- 
'psie,  Miltun,  Marlborough.  New  Hamburgh 
d  New  York,  one  way,  60  cents  ;  excursion,  $i.cx}. 


NEWBURGH  &  ALBANY  LINE. 


Between  Newburgh  and  Albany,  Stopping  at  In- 
termediate Landings. 


vburgh  daily,   except   Sundays,   at 
,ve  Albany  daily,  except  Sundays, 


These  Steamers  extend  their  trips  to  Troy  Mon- 
days, Tuesdays,  Thursdays  and  Fridays. 


The  n)ost  Economical  and  Plcasanl  lUay  for  Passenger  Travel.    Prompt  ?reigbl  Service  and  Loip  Rales. 

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that  none  may  chide,  criticise,  reprimand  or  deny,  for  of  what  avail  would  be  any  criticism.  His  products 
supply  the  human  race.  All  things  that  make  our  world  the  paradise  it  is,  must  emanate  from  the  soil;  and  the 
producer   of  wares  for  public  necessity,  is  in   a  position  of  independence  sweet  to  the  human  soul.      Should 

business  or  pleasure  call  him  away,  he  need  not  feel 

that  clients  or   customers   will  seek  other  offices  or 

-  '  stores  in  his  absence.     His  fields  will  patiently  await 

his  return.  Should  illness  or  indisposition  be  his  lot, 
his  convalesence  is  materially  aided  by  a  quiet  and 
submissive  mind,  whereas  the  man  of  business  is 
laboring  under  a  mighty  strain  for  a  quick  recovery, 
and  to  that  extent  is  handicapped  by  this  anxiety  to 
return  to  his  office  or  behind  his  counter.  Delightful 
then  is  the  sunshine  of  the  farmer's  life. 

As  we  look  over  the 
toilers  of  this  work-a- 
day  world  of  ours,  how 
many  thousands  of  them 
we  find  shut  up  in  hives 
of  industry  from  early 
morn  till  darkness  again 
spreads  her  mantle  over 
the  land,  deprived  of 
light  and  the  sweet  air 
of  God's  creation ;  num- 
bers with  pale  and 
haggard  countenances 
thirsting  for  the  sun- 
shine of  healthfulness, 
imprisoned  in  musty 
offices  or  dingy  count- 
ing rooms,  and  then 
that  numerous  class 
delving  in  the  bowels 
of  the  earth  so  deep 
that  there,  light  may 
not  send  her  faintest 
pencil,  thus  living  on 
a  mere  existence  year 
after  year,  until  the  fell 
destroyer  consigns  them 
to  mother  earth,  with 
whom  from  earliest 
childhood  the\  were  lit- 
erally familiar.  We  now 
again  direct  our  atten- 
tion to  the  tiller  of  the 
PICTURESQUE  DRIVES,  LAKE  MOHONK.  soil.     Do  we  see  there 

the  discontented  expression,  the  slavish  demeanor,  the  cadaverous  face,  the  pale  brow,  the  sunken  eye,  the 
emaciated  form.  No:  sunshine,  literally  and  figuratively,  gives  us  a  race  well  preserved  and  robust  in  appear- 
ance, with  ruddy  cheeks,  happy  and  contented.  Verily,  the  farmer's  wife,  and  sons  and  daughters,  all  bespeak 
a  life  of  sunshine,  healthfulness  and  good  appetites. 


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..St.  Elmo  Mills.. 


WALLKILL,   N.  Y. 


Card  to  the  Public, 


Although  confident  from  business  success  of  past  years, 
that  our  reputation  as  Leading  Dealers  in  Feeds,  Grains 
and  General  Mill  Produce  in  the  Wallkill  Valley,  is  well 
established,  still  in  view  of  our  desire  to  enroll  among 
the  already  extensive  list  of  customers,  parties,  who,  al- 
though having  heard  of  the  Superior  Quality  of  our 
goods,  Low  Prices,  and  the  promptness  with  which  orders 
are  attended  to,  have  not  availed  themselves  of  our  ser- 
vices, we  take  this  means  of  bringing  to  their  attention 
the  fact,  that  in  addition  to  our  regular  retail  business 
in  such  articles  as  are  found  only  in  a  fully  equipped 
mill,  we  are  enabled,  through  an  arrangement  with  one 
of  the  large  western  mills,  to  offer  all  kinds  of  Wheat 
Feeds  at  the  lowest  market  prices.  Farmers  will  find 
it  to  their  advantage  to  procure  our  prices  before  look- 
ing  elsewhere. 

BORDEN'S  ST.  ELMO  MILLS, 

WALLKILL,  N.  Y. 


..Manufacturers  of 


"St.  Elmo  Rye  Flour,"  "  Perfect  Graham "  and 
Extra  Fine  Bolted  White  and  Yellow  Corn  Meals. 
Agents  for  the  Celebrated  "America"  Wheat  Flour. 


M 

m 


S^p53pf3  intended  To.  ^Sl^SliS 


There  seems  seme  inherent  quality  indigenous  to  the  soil  for  the  creation  of  great  men.  Statistics  and 
biographies  teach  us  that  the  men  who  have  moved  the  world  as  statesmen,  inventors,  promoters  of  the  weal  of 
the  human  race,  were  propogated  on  the  farm.  There  were  planted  the  strong  physique,  the  personal  force  the 
indomitable  will  that  later  make  the  world  richer,  purer  and  better,  for  the  grand  achievements  made  possible 
by  drinking  in  through  early  years  the  sunshine  and  health  giving  ozone  of  a  free  country  life. 

'Tis  true  that  a  farmer's 
life  will  not  produce  for  him 
great  wealth.  Should  he  con- 
tinue this  occupation  during 
the  term  of  his  natural  e.xist- 
ence,  his  name  will  not  de- 
scend to  posterity  as  a  great 
capitalist,  the  employer  of 
thousands  of  men,  the  orga- 
nizer of  trusts,  that  giant 
octopus,  sapping  the  life's 
blood  of  more  honorable,  yet, 
from  the  world's  standpoint, 
less  fortunate  men;  millions 
will  not  be  his,  but  what  will 
millions  avail  Dives  as  he 
stands  before  the  great  white 
throne.  There  we  shall  be 
known  for  our  true  worth, 
and  stocks  and  bonds  will  not 
be  at  a  premium  on  the  judg- 
ment morn.  Nevertheless, 
the  occupation  of  farming 
should  and  does  provide  a 
competence  for  you  in  your 
old  age,  so  that  you  may 
continue  the  journey  of  life 
to  the  final  harbor  with  smooth 
seas.  Life  is  not  all  the 
amassing  of  colossal  fortunes, 
but  it  is  so  living  that  we  may 
obtain  from  it  the  greatest 
good  tor  ourselves  and  for 
our  neighbors;  the  greatest 
joy  and  pleasure,  with  the 
least  amount  of  care  and  an- 
noyance. This  is  life  as  it 
should  be  lived. 

What  a  perfect  condition 
of  joy  to  commune  with  nature 
under  her  most  favorable  con- 
ditions.    To  arise  on  a  June 


MOUNTAIN  ROADS,   LAKE  MOHONK. 


morning  to  meet  a  greeting  from  an  orchestra  mighty  in  numbers,  caroling  music  so  sweet  that  angels  might 
envy,  refreshing  one's  eyes  with  the  earth  clothed  in  her  magnificent  beauty,  the  sparkling  dew  drops  kissing 
one  another,  and  anon  scintillating  like  diamonds  in  a  back  ground  of  velvety  green.  Every  where  our  gaze 
strays,  new  beauties  burst  upon  us.     The  sun  appearing  over  the  eastern  horizon,  paints  the  fleecy  clouds  in 


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prominent  patrons 
in  every  part  of 
the  world. 


as  above. 


^ 


Clement  C.  Gaines,  Prcs'i.  Pouijhkecpsic.  n.  v. 


xJypetoriting 
xJelegraphing 


Renography.... 


"^^     Law,  Lurrespondence,  Arith- 
metic, etc,   taught  praoticallv 
by    MAIL,    or    personally,    at    Eastman    College, 
Poughkeepsie,   N.  Y.,  the   model  business   school. 

Il!iivsUm_oMiachiiig|re?fe^^^^^^ 

ing  the  business  of  Merchandising,  Banking,  Trans- 
portation, insurance.  Real  Estate,  Commission,  etc. 


Wanted, 


UNEMPLOYED  YOUNG  MEN 

'lose  education  has  been 
lished  in  public  schools, 
academies  and  colleges  to  write  for  our  plan  of 
HoMK  Study.  We  teach  (ry  Mail  and  personallv) 
in  a  short  time,  some  useful  vocation,  and,  what  is 
better,  get  employment  for  our  students. 

By  the  old  wav.  training  for  business  cost  vears 
of  apprenticeship,  but  the  successful  business  man 
of  to-dav  is  the  one  who  is  thoroughly  prepared  for 
shorter  methods  of  EASTMAN  COUEOE. 


rk  bv 


Youn^  fDcn 
Crajncd 

to  be  all  round 
business  men— or 
they  may  take  a 
special  branch  of 
business  and  be 
thorough  in  that. 
Nobetterillustra- 
tion  of  the  value 
of  a  business  edu- 
cation can  be  of- 
fered than  the  suc- 
cess of  those  who 
have  graduated 
from 

Eastman 
Business 
College, 

Pougbhccpsic.  n.  Y. 


ugh 


In- 
thor- 
short. 
loder- 
In    writing 
ntion  this  paper 


70 


PICTURESQUE   LAKE  MOHONK. 

brilliant  colors  and  sends  his  beams  across  a  sky  of  azure  blue,  thence  shortly  to  steal  down  to  fragrant  flowers 
waiting  in  all  their  pristine  purity  for  this  morning  salutation.  What  invigorating  influences  for  the  day  of 
toil,  with  nature  to  cheer  us  with  all  her  loveliness,  and  nature's  God  in  our  hearts  creating  a  love  for  the 
beautiful;  toil  under  these  circumstances  becomes  a  blessing,  and  when  the  evening  comes  with  her  restfulness, 
sweet  contentment  still  reigns.  Another  picture  of  delight  opens  before  us  as  the  beautiful  twilight  colors  light 
up  the  western  sky.  The  gentle  lowing  of  the  cattle  creates  a  soothing  influence  that  lulls  to  slumber  the 
weary  yet  happy  husbandman. 

Thus  pass  the  days  through  seed  time  and  harvest,  each  bringing  sweetened  toil  and  recreation,  until  barns, 
granaries  and  storehouses  are  bursting  with  the  accumulations  of  golden  grains  supplied  by  a  bountiful  provi- 
dence. Autumn  soon  appears  with  her  artist  brush  and  palette,  decking  hill  and  dale  with  a  harmony  of  color 
never  rivaled  in  the  artificial  landscape. 

No  pen,  or  brush  can  portray,  no  poet,  be  he  ever  so  divine,  can  measure  the  depths  of  emotion  aroused  with- 
in our  souls  by  the  consciousness  of  the  beautiful,  by  the  realization  that  the  Creator  of  this  marvelous  blending 
of  lights  and  shades,  of  the  combination  of  effects  of  orange  and  yellow,  of  blue  and  vermilion,  is  our  God,  edu- 
cating us  so  that  the  home  beyond  the  skies  on   our  arrival  there,  shall  not  overwhelm  us  with  its  effulgence. 

To  the  dwellers  in  city  or  town,  flats  or  apartments,  the  home  life  of  a  farmer  would  be  a  revelation. 
Hemmed  in  by  brick  walls  and  stone  pavements,  human  nature  demands  excitement.     Interests  aside  from  the 


71 


Johnston  &  Peck 


PRINTED  THIS  BOOK 


47  49  and  51  Third  Street 

NEWBURGH   NEW  YORK 


Consult  Them 


Do  Y^u  Uqc  paper  Boxes? 


We  are  Manufacturers  of  all 
Kinds  of  Plain  and  Fancy 


'<^*<i>*<£' 


WE  ARE  WHOLESALE   AND 
RETAIL  DEALERS  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 


We  are  General  Agents  for  The 
National  Gum  and  Mica  Co..  Manu- 
facturers of  Pastes,  Sizings  and 
Lining  Glue. 


WRITE   US 


Wrapping  Paper, 


Paper  Bags 
and  Ty\fine 


Newburgh  Paper  Box  Factory^ 


F.  WM.  WENZEli,  PROPRIETOR. 


87  WATER  STREET,  NEWBURGH,  N.  Y. 


72 


WESLEY  GROVE— THE  OLD  NEELEYTOWN  CAMP  MEETING  GROUNDS,   PHOTOGRAPHED  SEPT.   1868. 

family  circle  fill  the  mind.  Children,  almost,  need  introductions  to  fathers  who  are  never  seen  at  the  family 
table  during  the  day.  Evenings  are  spent  at  the  club  or  opera.  Around  the  farmer's  board  the  family  life  is 
made  prominent.  Community  of  interests  makes  the  members  thereof  one  kin,  as  strong  as  that  of  blood  rela- 
tionship. Here  home  life  is  at  its  acme  of  perfection.  Love  holds  sway,  each  striving  in  the  little  family  circle 
to  center  the  delights  of  the  whole  world.  Books,  papers,  periodicals  and  magazines  read  aloud  by  the  father, 
while  the  mother  with  her  work  basket  and  her  children  gathered  about  her,  form  a  picture  of  perfect  content- 
ment unknown  to  town  life.     Truly  sunshine  mellows  the  farmer's  life. 

As  to  the  second  part  of  my  subject — the  shadows,  the  corollary — I  fail  to  find  them.  Sunshine  pre- 
supposes shadows,  as  a  natural  sequence  they  should  follow.  Before  1  began  to  write,  I  wondered  if  my 
thoughts  would  not  stray  almost  entirely  amongst  the  shadows,  but  after  some  meditation,  I  found  my  fears 
groundless.  As  I  traveled  along  1  looked  for  the  darkness— looked  to  the  north,  sunshine  and  pleasant  warmth 
met  me  there;  looked  to  the  east,  no  shadow,  nothing  but  brightness  there;  looking  to  the  south,  sunshine  with 
gentle  zephyrs,  greet  me  there;  looking  to  the  west,  still  we  bask  in  pleasant  beams,  not  even  fearing  the 
coming  night. 


73 


What  the 

People 
Say: 

THE  LUDWIG  PIANO  CO.     Here  we  rj 

keep  Pianos  and  Organs  at  prices  chea  J^ 

Leading  instruments  they  supply  T 

that  cannot  be  surpassed  say  I 

Unequalled  for  tone  and  touch,  'tis  clear  * 

to  give  satisfaction  is  their  idei\ 

D 


urahility  and  quality  in  them  we  gain 


and  utmost  sweetness  we  obtain 


N 

instrumental  and  vocal  whene'er  we  gV^ 

In  Brass  and  String  goods  all  agree  y'^ 

a  fine  selection  here  we  V_> 

Guaranteeing  our  tuning,  repairing  and  /^^ 

prices  low,  all  favor  the  Ludwig  Piano  CV^ 


ell  selected  sheet  music  they  will  show 


57  Broadway  and 
16  Colden  St., 

NEWBURGH,  NEW  YORK. 


W.  F.  CONKLING 

MANAGER. 


The  Greatest 
Charm 


of  any  Piano  is  a  sympathetic 
tone.  tS*  Volumes  of  sound  may 
be  appreciated  by  some  players, 
but  the  true  music-lover  has  an 
ear  only  for  the  quality  of  tone. 
Our  Pianos  are  constructed  to 
give  forth  melody  rather  than  to 
make  noise,  j*  The  music  that 
is  in  them  is  identical  in  each 
instrument,  the  varied  prices  be- 
ing   graded    according  to   cost   of 

v^^SCS*     *^    «5*    «i^    t^    «^    (,?•    t3^    tS^    uf* 

Over  four 

r)undred  of  these 


pianos 


Sold  in  this  vicinity.  The  only  Piano 
sold  that  the  maker  has  confidence 
enough  in   to 

GUARANTEE 
FOR  A 
LIFETIME. 


74 


Sunshine  and  Shadows  of  a  Farmcr^s  Life. 


(CONCLUSION  ) 

Love,  peace  and  repose — the  tenderest  trio 

Of  musical  words  ever  blended  in  one. 
That  one  word  is  home — near  the  brook  by  the  meadow 

Dear  home  of  my  childhood  in  years  that  are  gone. 

In  fancy  I  wander  on  a  sweet  summer  morning, 
Away  to  the  wheat  field  just  over  the  hill. 

'Tis  harvest  time  now,  and  the  reapers  are  coming 
To  gather  the  waiting  grain,  yellow  and  still. 

Many  harvests  have  passed,  many  summers  have  ended. 
Since  here  I  oft  toiled  with  glad  reapers  before. 

And  felt  the  great  bounty  of  heaven  extended 

Giving  joy  to  the  worker  and  bread  to  the  poor. 

Long  ago  I  remember  when  thirsty  and  tiring 
The  harvesters  came  to  the  old  maple  shade. 

How  they  quaffed  the  pure  water  so  cool  and  inspiring. 
That  gushed  from  the  fountain  that  nature  had  made. 

And  I  think  of  the  orchard,  the  apples  that  yellowed, 
Half  hidden  by  leaves  in  the  big  early  tree; 

Ah,  those  apples  how  lucious,  when  ripened  and  mellowed. 
Then  dropped  in  the  clover  for  sister  and  me. 

Old  home  of  my  youth,  so  humble  and  cherished. 
The  hallow-ed  memory  cheers  me  to-day, 

When  all  other  thoughts  of  the  past  shall  have  perished, 
Remembrance  of  thee  shall  illumine  the  way. 

Sweet  home  by  the  woodland,  now  farewell  forever; 

I've  wandered  afar  from  thy  dear  cottage  door. 
I  love  thee,  my  farm  home  but  never,  no  never. 

Thy  sunshine  and  shadow  shall  cover  me  more. 


75 


Charles  D.  Wait 


DEAL BR  IN 


Coal.  Lumber, 


Champion  and  |  ^"«"''.  Feed. 
Dcering  Mowers  I  Grain,  Salt, 
and  Binders       |    Cement, 


•  •  • 

YARD: 
Railroad  Avenue 

and 

Clinlon  Sired 

Monlgomery, 

N.  V. 


^  Lime,  Fertilizers, 

%  Bremerv  Grains, 

%  Sprout,  Clover 

^  and  Cimothv  Seeds. 

^  general  £ine  J'arming 
j  Smplemonts. 


ID  B.  JOHNSTON, 

DEALER    IN 

Dry  Goods 

GROCERIES  AND  CROCKERY. 

MONTGOMERY.     N.    Y. 

T.  W.  STRATTON 

-•^MILLER 

and  dealer  in 

Grain, 
Flour- 

and  Feed, 

MOINXaOIVIERY,      INEW     VORK. 


jOittie  Fulton  SKarket 

67  5ronl  St..  Dlewburgh.  Dl.  'I). 

fjHIS  MARKET  -u-as  started  tii  1896 
^  hv  the  fishermen  of  Long  Branch, 
'aho  are  inteiested  in  the  large  fisheries  of 
the  New  Jersey  coast.  For  years  thev 
eonsigned  their  fish  to  the  markets  of  Nev: 
York  City  and  in  return  got  Utile  for 
their  labor.  Thev  organised  themselves 
and  shipped  their  goods  by  boat  to  this 
and  other  large  towns,  thus  giving  the 
coisttmer  Ireslier  and  better  fi'sli  at  less  cost 
than  by  anr  other  way — being  handled  di- 
rect and  only  one  commission  paid. 


^ 


This  market  is  equipped  with  a  large  Cooler,  capa- 
ble of  taking  two  tons  of  fish,  where  the  temperature 
is  kept  at  40  degrees  in  the  hottest  weather.  By 
calling  on  us  you  are  sure  at  all  times  of  getting 
Fresh  Fish  direct  from  the  nets  of  old  ocean,  at  half 
the  cost  of  any  other  first-class  market. 

GEO.    EILLEN, 

MANAGER. 


DANIEL  IRWIN, 

jt.-*.*SHIP 

CHANDLER, 

Sail  and  Awning  Maimer.  Dealer  in  Ship  Chandlery 
Goods,  Rope  and  Tackle.  Blocks  of  all  sizes  ;  Ash  and 
Spoon  Oars,  Cotton  Cordage,  Flags  and  Bunting;  Cano- 
pies, Dancing  Crash.  Horse  Covers.  Wagon  Tops,  Canvas 
Signs,  Rosin,  Pitch,  Tar.  Okum.  Hooks  and  Thimbles, 
Large  and  Small  Tents  for  sale  and  to  let.      Martin   Spun 


Deale 


Cotton    Waste. 


,  Ha 


Cotton,  Macrame 
and  Oils,  Straight  : 


cks,  Ci 


Splicing 
.mp  Cots. 
;.  Gilling  Nets 


ery  descriptK 

Iking  Cotton,  Spun 

"nd  Twines,  Paints 


62  S.  Water  St., 
Newburgh,  Nm  Ym 


76 


AN  OLD  ELM,   ULSTER  COUNTY,   N.   Y. 


77 


SLATE 


It  Will   Pay  You  to  Look  at  Our  Stock 

Shannon 
&  Co., 

The  Larg:est  Mantle 

Fire-Place  and  Tile  House 

Along  the  Hudson  River. 


ROOFERS 


^  j^  j^  \A/ii_i_   NOT    be:    undersold  ^  ^  ^ 

ALSO    AGENT    FOR 

Philadelphia  and  Boston  Tirc-BricK  IDantcl. 


107  LIBERTY  STREET, 


NEWBURGH,  NEW  YORR. 


Cayuga, 

JVfew 


ESTABLISHED  1847. 

% 

FRUIT  TREES 

Constitutionally    hardy.      So    made    by  carefully  guarded   parentage   in 

propagation.     A  wliole  PEACH  ORCHARD   for  % ,  well 

enough  to  box  and  pack  them  all. 

I     MERSEREAU    BLACKBERRY 

Fruited    six   years    and    has    not    developed    a   weak   point        Largest, 

Sweetest  and  Most   Productive.     A  full   line  of  well-bred  Fruit 

Trees.     CASH   PREMIUMS    WITH    SEED   POTATOES. 

DEWEY  POTATO 

Worth  a  good  deal  to  read  about  this  to  say  nothing  of  eating  it.     One 

order  for  anything  our  catalogue   names  will   make  you 

A   LIFE-LONG  CUSTOMER. 


REMEMBER  WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS  FOR  ALL 
KINDS  OF  FRUIT  TREES  AND  SMALL  FRUITS 
AND  SEED  POTATOES.  J-^^J-J-J-J-J-S-J. 

78 


Historical—Orange  County  Sunday  School  Association* 

WILLIAM    C.    HART. 

'T'HE  mission  of  this  publication  would  be  remiss  in  its  duty,  if  in  connection  with 
A  the  churches  of  the  Wallkill  Valley,  some  mention  were  not  made  of  the  great 
work  of  the  Sabbath  Schools  associated  therewith.  In  city  and  village,  in  every  sequest- 
ered hamlet,  are  men  and  women  of  the  highest  type  of  God's  creation,  whose  hearts  go 
out  in  sympathy  with  the  salvation  of  child  life;  whose  best  efforts,  whose  influence, 
whose  earnest  prayers  are  for  turning  such  lives  to  a  realization  of  the  life  eternal. 
In  one  of  God's  acres,  "  Berea  Cemetery,"  Montgomery,  N.  Y.,  may  be  found  the  grave 
of  Joseph  B.  Lawson,  a  man  of  blessed  memory,  an  earnest  prayerful  member  of  a 
Union  Sunday  School,  at  St.  Andrews,  N.  Y.,  who  taught  a  large  class  of  boys  through 
a  series  of  years,  and  lived  to  see  each  one  become  a  communicant  of  the  church 
on  earth. 

It  was  the  privilege  of  the  writer  to  be  numbered  with  this  particular  class,  and 
now  in  humble  gratitude  records  this  tribute  to  his  memory.  While  John  R.  Wiltsie  of 
Newburgh  had  large  business  interests  to  engross  his  mind,  at  least,  he  was  an  earnest 
Christian  man.  Mr.  Wiltsie  long  felt  that  the  interests  of  Sunday  Schools  would  receive 
a  great  impetus  if  those  working  on  the  same  lines  could  meet  together  in  convention. 
Consequently,  notices  were  sent  out,  and  a  large  number  of  those  friendly  to  the  cause 
assembled  at  the  First  Congregational  Church,  Middletown,  N.  Y.,  on  May  2 2d,  1861, 
at  10  A.  M.,  when  the  first  Orange  County  Sunday  School  Association  was  organized, 
embracing  all  the  towns  of  the  county.  The  attendance  was  large,  and  the  sessions 
inspiring.  Among  these  early  members  we  note  Rev.  J.  Forsyth,  Rev.  G.  H.  Mande- 
ville,  John  R.  Wiltsie,  Charles  Estabrook,  Rev.  John  Crane,  Rev.  D.  N.  Freeland ;  Rev. 
L.  Littell,  Mt.  Hope;  Rev.  M.  V.  Schoonmaker,  Walden;  Rev.  D.  C.  Niven,  W^esttown; 
Rev.  R.  H.  Wallace,  Little  Britain;  Rev.  S.  S.  Mills,  Deerpark;  Rev.  D.  Maclise,  Mont- 
gomery; Rev.  J.  B.  Ten  Eyck,  Montgomery;  Rev.  J.  Erskin,  Montgomery;  A.  Dennis- 
ton,  Washingtonville ;  Richard  Coldwell,  Blooming  Grove;  H.  Barnes,  Crawford;  W.  E. 
Mapes,  Howells;  C.  E.  Millspaugh,  Goshen;  Wm.  L.  Fairchild,  Walden;  John  Verity, 
Walden;  Wm.  E.  Gowdy,  Walden;  A.  W.  Cook,  Walden,  Sidney  Kidd,  Walden;  W.  C. 
Hart,  Walden;  Dr.  Crane,  Goshen;  Isaac  Swift,  Minisink;  Charles  Young,  Hampton- 
burgh;  G.  B.  Mapes,  Greenville;  C.  Mills,  Florida;  David  Coleman,  Wallkill;  Charles 
Knapp,  Little  Britain;  Conard  Laskamp,  Coldenham ;  Joel  T.  Headley,  New  Windsor; 
James  Mills,  Hampton;  Lewis  M.  Smith,  James  H.  Phillips,  H.  S.  Banks,  John  Martin, 
Newburgh. 

79 


Ulm.  E.  Voorhccs 
^  Son, 


SUCCESSORS 
Ti) 

3as.  T.  Laivson 


HATTERS, 
FURRIERS  and 
MEN'S  FURNISHERS, 


82  Ulalcr  Sircfl. 


Pcu'burtih,  D.  V. 


Our  Lines  will  always  be  found  up-to- 
date  and  complete,  and  we  will  sustain 
the  reputation  of  the  old  LAWSON 
HAT  STORE,  not  only  by  carrying  the 
makes  of 

HATS 

which  have  earned  your  approval,  but 
by  selling  at 

Loiacst  Possible  Prices. 


We  hold  out  more  advantages  to  the  Carpet  Buyer 
than  other  dealers,  in  that  we  sell  only  what  we 
know  to  be  the  best  productions  at  manufacturers' 
prices.     We  also  cary  large  lines  of 

OIL  CLOTH,  SMYRNA  RUGS, 
SHADES  AND  MATTING. 

CRANA/SHANA/'S, 

88   BROADWAY. 

I'ACTURY    WEST  XEWBURGH. 


You  want  the  best  farm  paper? 
„.Whlch  is  it? 


They  say  it  increases  the  happiness  of 
life  on  the  farm,  and  helps  pay  off  the 
mortgage.  It  keeps  them  in  touch  with 
practical  and  scientific  men  all  over  the 
country,  who  are  making  a  study  of  farm 
problems    and    conditions.  It     brings 

weekly  to  their  fireside  the  products  of 
the  brightest  minds  engaged  in  agricul- 
tural development.  It  will  do  all  this  for 
you.      It  will  cost  you  only 

$1  a  Year! 

Ulould  You  Like  a  ?rcc  Sample  Copv?  v 

THE  RURAL 


Thotisands  of  farmers  all  over 
the  country  saj'  it  is 

The  RURAL 
INEW  YORKER. 


()U   MAY   HAVE   IT   FOR  THE  ASKING. 

NEW  YORKER, 


409    PEARL    STREET, 


NEW    YORK. 


8o 


THE  OLD  KIDD  HOMESTEAD,  ALEX.   KIDD,  OWNER,  WALDEN,   N.   Y. 

On  October  8,  the  .Society  met  at  the  Reformed  Church,  Newbnrgh,  nearly  every 
-school  in  the  county  being  represented.  It  was  decided  that  the  Society  hold  quarterly 
sessions.  Our  limited  space  will  only  permit  of  brief  mention  as  we  trace  the  work  of 
the  organization. 

Reformed  Church,  Walden,  April  29;  Presbyterian  Church,  Middletown,  July  15; 
October  4,  1862,  Presbyterian  Church,  Cornwall.  The  county  report  gave  18  towns. 
Officers  and  teachers,  1,118;  scholars,  6,808;  average  attendance,  4,973;  conversions,  144, 
April  14,  1863,  Presbyterian  Church,  Monroe;  July  14,  Baptist  Church,  Newburgh. 
The  first  collection  $20,  was  here  taken,  for  incidental  expenses.  Mr.  Charles  Esta- 
brook  was  elected  secretary,  and  as  the  years  passed  by  was  very  active  and  useful  in 
the  Society's  life.  Mr.  Estabrook  was  in  great  demand  to  address  the  children,  and  had 
the  happy  faculty  of  holding  their  closest  attention,  as  well  as  all  who  came  in  touch 
with  his  impressive  manner,  when  he  addressed  an  audience.  Mr.  Estabrook  now  holds 
the  position  of  City  Librarian  at  Newburgh,  which  place  he  has  filled  fornearly  30  years. 
October  13,  at  Warwick  Reformed  Church,  the  president.  Rev.  L.  P.  Ledoux,  exhibited 
a  head  of  wheat  grown  from  a  grain  of  wheat  found  in  the  head  of  a  mummy  that  had 
been  entombed  three  thousand  years  ago.  July  20,  1864,  Presbyterian  Church,  Goshen, 
Rev.  G.  H.  Mandeville,  of  Newburgh,  elected  president;  October  25,  M.  E.  Church, 
Middletown;  April  25,  1865,  M.  E.  Church,  Port  Jervis;  July  25,  Calvary  Presbyterian 
Church,    Newburgh,    elected    Thomas  B.    Scott,  president,    J.    H.    Phillips,    secretary; 


ESTABLISHED    1791 


John  R  McCuIIough, 


(Successor  to  JOHN  W.  McCULLOUGH. ) 

ALL  THE  LEADING  BRANDS 

OF  TOBACCOS,  CIGARETTES, 

IMPORTED    KEY    WEST    AND 

DOMESTIC  CIGARS.   J^   j^    ^    ^ 

CQholcsalc  and 
Retail. 


Dealers  Will    Find    It    to    Their    Advantage    to   Call.    Inspect    Goods    and    Get    Prices. 
YOUR  TRADE   SOLICITED. 

68  Water  Street,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

JOHN    J.    E.    HARRISON, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   BROWN   LIME  CO.) 

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October  24,  Presbyterian  Church,  Atontgomery;  April  24,  1866,  M.  E.  Church,  Wash- 
ingtonville,  special  collection  $115;  July  24,  Reformed  Associate  Church,  Little  Britain, 
Rev.  R.  Howard,  elected  president;  vice  presidents,  T.  B.  Scott,  Rev.  J.  M.  McNulty; 
corresponding  secretary,  Hon.  H.  B.  Bull,  Montgomery;  recording  secretary,  T.  J.' 
Bonnell,  Port  Jervis;  October  30,  M.  E.  Church,  Portjervis;  April  30,  Pre.sbyterian 
Church,  Middletown;  August  6,  1S67,  rst  Presbyterian  Church,  Chester;  October  29, 
1867,  Presbyterian  Church,  Canterbury;  July,  1868,  Presbyterian  Church,  Mont- 
gomery; April  28,  Presbyterian  Church,  Cornwall  Landing;  April  28,  First  Presby- 
terian Church,  Washingtonville,  C.  E.  Millspaugh,  of  Goshen,  was  elected  correspond- 
ing secretary.  The  reports  from  towns  gave  102  schools;  1,496  teachers  and  officers; 
8,879  scholars;  417  conversions— three  towns  not  reporting.  The  brothers  J.  S.  C. 
Abbott  and  Lyman  Abbott  were  present,  and  gave  great  interest  to  the  sessions.  An 
incident  was  related  of  a  teacher  who  taught  a  Bible  Class  of  seventy  (70),  had  been 
wonderfully  blest  by  seeing  sixty-nine  (69)  become  communicants  of  Christian  churches. 
October  4,  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Monroe.  This  session  was  memorable  from  the 
death  record  of  active  members  of  the  Association.      We  note  in  full: 

"The  committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of  this  Association  to  present  a 
minute  concerning  the  decease  of  Hon.  Robert  Denniston,  Rev.  Daniel  Higbie,  Rev. 
Jos.  H.  Robinson,  Mr.  John  Jaques  and  Rev.  Robt.  H.  Wallace,  D.  D.,  would  most 
respectfully  report  the  following  for  the  adoption  of  this  Association: 

"Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  in  the  dispensation  of  His  Providence  to 
remove  from  us  Hon.  Robert  Denniston,  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Washing- 
tonville, who  for  almost  half  a  century  had  been  identified  with  the  Sabbath  School 
cause  in  this  county.  Rev.  Daniel  Higbie  the  pastor,  and  Mr.  John  Jaques,  the  efficient 
superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School  attached  to  the  same  church,  thus  taking  from  it 
pastor,  elder  and  superintendent  in  the  space  of  a  few  months  to  enter  upon,  as  we 
believe,  the  realization  of  their  hopes;  and  whereas,  our  young  brother.  Rev.  Joseph  H. 
Robinson,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Cornwall  Landing,  has  also  been  taken  from  our  band 
of  vSabbath  School  workers,  at  the  very  commencement  of  the  Christian  warfare,  and 
whereas,  also  Rev.  Robert  H.  Wallace,  D.  D.,  who  in  years  gone  by  in  the  church  of 
his  fathers  stood  up  for,  and  defended  the  rights  of  the  children,  to  the  blessings  of  the 
Gospel,  against  the  prejudices  and  opinions  of  many  of  that  day,  has  also  fallen  at  a 
ripe  old  age,  '  full  of  years  and  full  of  honor. ' 

"Therefore,  we  desire  to  enter  upon  record  this,  our  humble  tribute,  to  the  faith- 
fulness and  labors  of  love  of  our  departed  brethren,  and  to  express  our  gratitude  to  the 
great  head  of  the  church  for  permitting  them  to  labor  so  faithfully  and  well  in  the 
Master's  vineyard — setting  us  a  precious  example,  and  when  at  last,  when  their  work  was 
over,  enabling  them  to  triumph  through  the  riches  of  divine  grace.  Whilst  we  sympa- 
thize with  the  relatives  of  our  departed  friends  in  their  sad  and  severe  bereavements, 
we  rejoice  that  they  sorrow  not  as  those  who  have  no  hope,  for  we  know  that  those  who 
sleep  in  Jesus,  will  God  bring  with  him  to  the  enjoyment  of  a  better  life. " 

April  13,  1869,  M.  E.  Church,  Walden;    August  10,  morning  session,  M.  E.  Church, 

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Agricultural  Society. 


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OFFICIAL  VILLAGE  PAPER— PUBLISHED  EVERY  SAT- 
URDAY MORNING.  TERMS  OF  SUBSCRIPTION,  fl.OO 
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WELL-TO-DO  CLASS  OF  PEOPLE.  ITS  POPULARITY 
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afternoon  session,  Reformed  Church,  evening.  Baptist  Church,  Port  jervis ;  the  death 
of  Hon.  H.  B.  Bull,  of  Montgomery,  was  announced,  and  suitable  resolutions  passed. 
The  following  officers  were  elected:  President,  Rev.  R.  Howard  Wallace,  Little  Britain  ; 
vice  president,  Charles  Estabrook,  Newburgh;  secretary  and  treasurer,  William  C. 
Hart,  Walden;  May  i8,  1870,  Presbyterian  Church,  Florida;  November  9,  Union 
Church,  Newburgh— large  attendance;  August  10,  1870,  Congregational  Church,  Mid- 
dletown,  the  birthplace  of  the  Society,  also  witnessed  the  disbanding  of  the  Association, 
and  the  re-organization  of  the  present  Society,  under  the  same  name.  It  was  a  grave 
error,  and  the  only  cause  that  led  to  the  action,  was  to  dispense  with  a  cumbersome 
Constitution  and  By-laws,  and  adopt  one  brief  in  wording,  yet  amply  covering  all 
requisite  conditions. 

A  special  committee  had  labored  long  and  earnestly  to  prepare  a  statistical  report 
of  the  condition  of  the  schools  of  the  county,  which  was  very  ably  presented  by  C.  E. 
Millspaugh;  3,000  copies  of  this  paper  were  printed  and  distributed.  The  afternoon 
session  was  so  largely  attended,  that  adjournment  was  made  to  a  larger  audience  room, 
the  Presbyterian  Church  edifice.  The  report  of  the  treasurer  for  the  year,  showed 
receipts  $207.64. 

November  8  and  9,  1870,  the  first  semi-annual  convention  convened  at  St.  John's 
Chtirch,  Newburgh;  May  31,  1871,  at  Warwick;  June  5,  1872,  Presbyterian  Church, 
Goshen.  Officers  elected :  President,  Rev.  Wendell  Prime,  Newburgh ;  vice  president. 
Rev.  C.  A.  Harvey,  Middletown;  secretary  and  treasurer,  W.  C.  Hart,  Walden.  The 
latter  tendered  his  resignation,  and  W.  E.  Mapes  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy; 
November  2,  1872,  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Middletown;  May  13,  1879,  Union  Pres- 
byterian Church,  Newburgh.  Officers  elected :  President,  Rev.  Jas.  M.  Dickson,  Mont- 
gomery; secretary.  Rev.  A.  H.  Saxe,  Walden;  treasurer,  James  H.  Phillips,  Newburgh ; 
June  16,  1880,  Presbyterian  Church,  Goshen;  131  Sunday  Schools;  2,011  officers  and 
teachers;  10, 175  children  and  youth;  2,648  adults;  16,598  total  enrollment;  conversions 
396;  contributions  $5,714.  24;  May  31,  1881,  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  Washingtonville; 
May  22,  1882,  M.  E.  Church,  Warwick;  June  14,  1883,  Presbyterian  Church,  Middle- 
town:  President,  Arthur  Jones,  Newburgh;  secretary,  Floyd  H.  Crane,  Goshen;  treas- 
urer, I.  H.  Jackson,  Montgomery;  May  13,  1884,  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  Florida; 
May  12,  1885,  Presbyterian  Church,  Chester;  May  18,  1886,  Presbyterian  Church,  Corn- 
wall; May  10,  1887,  Reformed  Church,  Port  Jervis;  May  15,  1888,  Presbyterian  Church, 
Goshen,  Rev.  W.  S.  Winans,  Jr.,  Goshen,  president;  May  21,  1889,  Moffatt  Library, 
Washingtonville;  May  20,  1890,  Walden;  May  20,  1891,  Warwick,  Richard  Caldwell, 
Salisbury  Mills,  president;  F.  A.  Crane,  secretary;  May  18,  1892,  M.  E.  Church,  Corn- 
wall; president,  Emmett  A.  Browne,  Port  Jervis;  May  17,  1893,  Presbyterian  Church, 
Highland  Falls,  president,  R.  S.  Talbot,  Cornwall:  secretary,  A.  B.  Hurtin,  Middletown; 
May  16,  1894,  Montgomery,  president,  H.  N.  Greene,  Washingtonville;  May  15,  1895, 
Presbyterian  Church,  Port  Jervis,  president,  C.  E.  Millspaugh,  Goshen ;  secretary,  O.  B. 
Hurtin,  Middletown;  treasurer,  C.  A.  Brown,  Port  Jervis;  May  15,  1896,  Presbyterian 
Church,  Chester;  May  12,  1897,  Trinity  Church,  Newburgh;  May  25,  1898,  Reformed 
Church,  Walden,  president,    E.  C.   Barnes,   Newburgh;  corresponding  secretary,   W.  F. 


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COR.  JAY  ST., 
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Members  of  the  National  League 
of  Commission  Merchants  of  the 
United  States.  Leading  Dealers  in 
Fruits,  Produce,  Poultry.  Dressed 
Calves    a   Specialty. 


/Is  a  Rule,  Brothers  lUcrK  iUcll  Toijclbcr  in  Unison. 

FROM    ALL  WE    CAN     LEARN    WITH     I  I.oSK    IXOUIKY,    THE    WORD    RELIABLE    MEANS    A    GREAT 
DEAL   JIORE   WITH   THE.M   THAN   THE   AHILITY    TO   PAY   FINANCIAL  OBLIG.4TIONS.      THEY'  ARE 
SAID    TO    BE    RELIABLE    IN    INTEGRITY     AND     EXPERIENCED    ABILITY'   TO    ACCOMPLISH   WELL 
THE   WORK   PROPOSED   TO  DO. 


We  have  moved  to  the  large  building,  3iy  Wa.shington  Street,  corner  of  Jay  Street,  New  Y'ork.  We  have  made  this 
move  from  the  fact  that  such  a  chance  is  seldom  offered.  The  advantages  are  ifnportant :  "First,  a  corner  property  draws 
the  buyers  from  four  different  directions.  Second,  the  location  is  much  better  and  a  corner  shows  up  goods  so  much  more 
attractively."  Now,  these  advantages  are  yours.  Y'ou  naturally  seek  where  you  may  realize  the  best  results.  We  have 
supplied  a  large  poition  of  the  trade  here  for  thirty-four  year.s,  and  are  known  by  the  principle  buyers  far  and  near.  We 
claim  that  the  place  where  buyers  look  for  their  supplies  is  a  good  place  to  put  the  goods.  Wehave  made  this  business 
a  success  bv  close  attention  and  decent  principles.  With  us  you  liave  responsibility,  experience  and  fair  dealing.  You  are 
entitled  to  tt,  and  we  promise  you  it  will  do  for  you.     The  old  stencil  and  postal  cards  can  be  used  as  formerly. 

Refer  to  W.  D.  Barns,  Middlehope,  and  Wallkill  Valley  Farmers'  Association, 

i  filtrate  of  Soda 

I  is  the  Most  ^CVXWXZCV 

%  stimulating  f    ^'    ^►•.^•.^Vl* 

The  attention  of  the  farmer  is  called  to  the  value  of 
Nitrate  of  Soda  as  a  hig^hly  stimulating  fertilizer  for  the  pro- 
duction of  early  vegetables  or  LATE  FORAGE  CROPS, 
especially  of  ensilage  crops.  Owing  to  the  drowth  this  year  it 
will  be  necessery  for  the  farmers  to  raise  large  quantities  of 
feed  stuff  this  fall.  The  application  of  from  200  to  400  pounds 
of  NITRATE  OF  SODA  per  acre,  to  ensilage,  insures  the  crop. 

IT     FORCES     RARID     GROWTH. 


?or  Lilcraturc  upon  nitrate  of  Soda,  apply  to 
3ohn  /I.  n)vcrs,  12  3obn  St.,   Hem  York  City. 


Hawkes,  Newburgh;  recording  secretary,  A.  B.  Hurtin,  Middletown;  vice  president  at 
large,  Jas.  S.  Eaton,  Walden;  executive  committee,  H.  N.  Greene,  Washingtonville; 
M.  C.  Sears,  Blooming  Grove ;   R.  H.  Wood,  Goshen;  H.  E.  Williams,  Walden. 

At  Goshen,  May  1899,  the  attendance  from  all  sections  of  the  county  was  large,  and 
the  sessions  of  great  interest.  The  address  of  welcome  by  Rev.  Robert  Bruce  Clark 
most  cordial.  The  response  from  Mr.  James  S.  Eaton,  of  Walden,  voicing  the  good  will 
of  the  assembled  delegates ;  all  lines  of  the  county  work  indicated  a  healthy  and  grow- 
ing interest.  A  new  departure  was  made  in  ordering  the  publication  of  the  record  of 
the  years  work  and  the  minutes  of  the  convention,  for  distribution  in  the  schools  of  the 
county.  Entertainment  of  visiting  delegates,  by  the  ladies  of  Goshen,  in  one  of  the 
Halls  of  the  village,  was  most  ample  and  elaborate. 

We  have  traced  the  historical  record  of  the  Society  from  1872,  from  the  Recording 
Secretary's  book,  kindly  loaned  by  the  efficient  Secretary,  Mr.  A.  B.  Hurtin,  of  Middle- 
town  ;  the  preceding  eleven  years  the  writer  was 
familiar  with  the  life  and  growth  of  the  organiz- 
ation, and  from  our  records  are  enabled  to  place 
on  file  much  interesting  data  that  otherwise  would 
pass  with  the  forgotten  past. 

We  most  earnestly  recommend  to  the  consid- 
eration of  the  present  management  of  the  Orange 
County  Sunday  School  Association,  that  some 
plan  may  be  devised  tending  to  unite  the  Old  and 
New  Associations,    that  the  birth  of  the    Society 

may  date  from 1861. 

In  consideration  of  the  fact  that  the  same 
members;  the  identical  officers  that  represented 
the  first,  were  retained  in  their  respective  posit- 
ions in  the  formation  of  the  re-organized  Society, 
we  close  this  hastely  written  sketch,  congratulat- 
ing' the  members  of  the  Sabbath  Schools  of  Orange 
County,  in  having  at  their  head  the  efficient  and 
earnest  President,  Mr.  Edgar  C.  Barnes,  who  was 
elected  at  Walden  i8g8,  and  re-elected  at  Goshen 
1899. 

Mr.  Barnes,  a  native  of  Orange  County,  was 
born  July  i6th,  1834.  His  parents  removed  from  the  Valley  of  the  Wallkill  near  Wal- 
den, to  New  York  City  when  he  was  seven  years  of  age,  at  which  place  he  received  a 
common  school  education. 

During  the  cholera  epidemic  of  1849,  his  parents  returned  to  Orange  County,  and  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  he  entered  the  employ  of  A.  R.  &  O.  Taylor  as  clerk  in  their  store 
at  Pine  Bush  N  Y.  Many  of  the  business  principals  instilled  into  him  by  Archibald  R. 
Taylor  during  the  three  years  he  was  there  employed  have  been  with  him  throughout  his 
business  life. 


eu(;ar  c.  b.^rnes. 

nt  of  the  Orange  County  Sunday 
.School  Association. 


Orders  Called  for  and   Delivered. 


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GROCERS. 


202  BROADWAY,  NEWBURCH,  N.  Y. 


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BOARDING 


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Repairs  of  an  mnds  and  Jobbing 


OUR   SPECIALTIES. 


125  to  131  Washington  St., 


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Carriages,  ?arm  Ulagons, 
SIcigbs. 


WE  SELL  THE 


Jackson  FARM  WAGON, 


BEST  OX  EARTH. 


Our  Surreys.  Buffg^Jes,  etc.,  made  by  such 
well  known  manufacturers  as  the  Excelsior 
Carriage  Co..  Binghamton  Wagon  Co.,  Ful- 
ler Buggy  Co.,  Boston  Buckboard  and  Car- 
riage Co.,  all  acknowledged  the  best. 

We  can  cor^stantly  show  you  a  full  line  of 
Carriages.  Buggies,  Farm  Wagons,  Sleighs, 
Blankets,  Whips.  Robes,  etc.  We  will  show 
you  a  new  Buffalo  Robe  that  surpasses  all 
uthers.     CALL  AND  SEE  US. 


Do  Trouble  to  Shorn  Goods. 


NEWBlRliH  CARRIAGE  CO., 


119    BROADWAY, 
NEWBURGH,    N.    Y. 


C  E.  Rudolph, 

Manufacturer  of 
and  Dealer  in 

HARNESS 


OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS. 


A  Full  Line  of  Trunks,  Satchels,  Harness, 

Horse  Boots,  Whips,  Robes,  Blankets, 

,    and  Horse  Furnishing-  Goods  of  all 

Kinds.  .•*  ."*  HAND  MADE 

HARNESS   a  Specialty. 


WALDEN.    N,    Y. 


OPP.    ST.    NICHOLAS    HOTE 


DR.  George  N.  Ward 


....Dentist 


Offices  over  National  Bank  of  Walden. 


Walden,  N.  Y. 


gdward  B.  Walker 

ATTORNEY  AND 
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW 


Offices  over  National  Bank  of  Walden. 

94 


WALDEN,  N.  Y. 


95 


Davib  (I.  2niIIcr, 

l\o.  25S  3roa6avTL|,       ITctrlniriUi,  il.  1-1- 

(5ranitc  IlToiuimciital 
Dealer  anb  3ciiIptor. 

About  ten  blocks  from  the  i!\iror,  north  5i^c. 


FORSON  &  ROSS 

Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
STEAM 

Marble 

Graniie 
Works. 


MONUMENTAL  AND  CEMETERY  WORK 
FINISHED  IN  THE  BEST  POSSI- 
BLE MANNER. 


Designs  and  Estimates 
Furnished. 

GRANITE  A  SPECIALTY. 


GEORGE  r.  OVERHISER 

MONTGOMERY,  N.  Y. 

%^^^  *^^^  %^^F  H,^^  ^^^y  *^^^  %^^r  ^^^r  \^^^  *^^^  ^^^r     ^ 


Economy  in  our  Prices  and  Ihc  Bcjl  fDcits  ihc  IDarkd /Iffords. 


^^  ^.^^  %^^F  *^^^  *^^^  M^^^  \^^^  *^^W  \.^^F  %^^^  \^^^  %^^^  ^9 

Funeral  Direciofm 

Representing-   the    leading    establishments    in    his    line. 
Every  requisite  for  the  burial  of  the  dead.     He  is  thor- 
oughly competent  to  properly  embalm  and  pre- 
pare for  interment.      The    same    painstaking 
care  will  be  given  to  calls  from  remote  and 
distant     localities    without     additional 
charges.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  ■.  •. '. '.  *.  •. '.  *.  *.  *.  •.  -.  •.  ■. 

Tine  Carriage  Painting  a  Spccialtv. 


Charles  Johnson, 

ST.    ANDREWS,  N.  Y. 

DEALER   IN 

Beef,  VeaL  mutton. 
Pork  and  Poultry... 

My  stock  is  always  selected  with  the  greatest  care,  and  is 
offered  with  the  assurance  that  for  quality- 
it  is  unexcelled. 

VILLAGE  AND  COUNTRY  HOMES  REGULARLY  SUPPLIED. 


96 


WALLKILL  VALLEY  CEMETERY. 

HENRY  SUYDAM,  PRESIDENT.  DANIEL  T.  TEAKS,  SUPERINTENDENT. 


97 


Orange  County  AfiRicuLTURAi  Society. 


FAIR 


Fifty-Ninlh 
Annual 


Mittitletown 
N.  Y. 


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September 
12th, 
13th, 
14th, 

and 

f 

15th, 

1899. 
An  Address  by 


^  -for   Cattle,  Borscs,   Sbccp,  ^ 

S(  Swine,  poultry,  Dogs,  Xmple-  ^ 

V  »w      i  -                ^          -  fn 

\J  merits.    Machines,    -Furniture,  A 

HJ  Grain,    Tcgctables,     -flowers,  ^ 

^  -fruit.    Bread,    Cahc,    Canned  ^ 

W  fruit,  etc.,  paintings.  Draw-  /^ 

^  ings.  Decorative  Hlorks,  fancy  Jj} 

^  Hrticles,    |Veedlework  —  plain  ^ 

W  and     ornamental ;      Domestic  A 

>y  J^anufacturcs,    School   Cdorh,  % 

X  etc.      H    number   of    valuable  t 


Vl/    Special    premiums    arc    also    /^ 


/^ 


M/   offered.  ,>$  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ 


i^W 


Governor  Roosevelt 

on  the  First  Day,  Tuesday,  Sept.  12th. 

Trotting  Races  during  the  Second  and  Third 
Days  for  purses  amounting  to  §1,600.00. 

Children's  Day.  Friday,  Sept.  15th  \yhen  Children 
attending  school  will  be  admitted  FREE. 

A  Grand  Calyalade  of  Horses  each  day  of  the 
Fair,  and  other  Special  Attractions  may  be  ex- 
pected. 

Excursion  Rates  on  all  Railroads.  Exhibits  re- 
turned Free.     Electric  Care  Rut!  to  the  grounds. 

Stock,  including  Poultry,   close 
all  other  classes  close  Sept. 


Entries  of  Liyi 
Sept.  5th.    Entries 
6th. 


Premiums 

AMOUNTING 
TO  NEARLY 

$7,000 

ARE 
OFFERED. 

Premium  Lists 

and  regulations,  ■\yith  entry   blanks,  furnished  on 
application  to  either  of  the  following  officers: 

Hon  Augustus  Dennitson,  -Washingtonyille, 
President;  Benjamin  C.  Sears,  Blooming  Groye, 
E.  A.  Brown,  Middletown,  Vice-Presidents  ;  D.  A. 
Morrison,  Newburgh,  Secretary  ;  William  Eager, 
Montgomery,  William  F.  Royce,  Middletown,  As- 
sistant Secretaries;  H.  M.  Howell,  Middletown, 
Treasurer. 

DIRECTORS: 

William  H.  Hallock,  Washingtonyille ;  George 
A.  Swayze,  Middletown  ;  William  H.  Clark,  West- 
town  ;  'v.  Edgar  Hill,  Stony  Ford  ;  J.  Edvyard 
Wells,  Chester;  Henry  M.  Howell,  Middletown, 
Sidney  H.  Sanford,  Warwick  ;  Horace  D.  Thomp- 
son, Middletown  ;  S.  D.  Roberson.  Bullyille  ;  C. 
W.  Shaw,  Mountainyille  ;  W.  S.  Laurence,  Ches- 
ter ;  Charles  Mapes,  Middletown. 


ADMISSION—Member's  or  Exhibitor's  Ticket,  $1 ;  Single  Admission  Ticket,  3Sc.:  Carriage  Tickets,  3Sc. 


99 


IF  YOU   LOVE 

Good  Horses 


BUV  A. 


DEERING    MOWER 


.Deering  Pony  Binder 


To  do  your  mowing    and   harvest 
your  grain,    and    you    will    save 
them  a  great  deal  of  labor.      Ac- 
knowledged   to    be    the    lightest 
draft  and  best  cutting  harvesting 
machinery  on  the  market.      Call 
and  examine  them  for  yourselves 
before  buving  elsewhere.     Everv 
MACHINE  FULLY  WARRANTED. 

FOR  SALE  BY 

Joseph  M.  Shafer, 

WALDEN,  N.  Y. 


Theodore  D.  Barker 


WALDEN.     N.    Y. 


Harness  Maker  and 
Carriage  Trimmer. 

BUSINESS  ESTABLISHED  IN  1856. 


Harness  of  all  Kinds  and  a 
General  Line  of  Horse-Fur- 
nishing; Goods,  a  Fine  Line  of 
Gloves  for  all  Purposes.J*^.^* 
Quality  and  Price  Reasonable. 


.Horses  Bought  and  Sold. 

Main  Street, 
WALDEIM,  N.  Y. 


Walden  Steam  Laundry, 

BESSLEY  FREAR.  Prop. 

OAK  STREET,  WALDEN,  N.  Y. 
«^    fe^   «^ 

As  Good   Work   As    Is    To    Be 
Had  Anywhere. 

Sustain 

Home  Industry  I 

Patronize    People  Who    Live  and  Spend 
Their  Money  With  You. 


Local  Agency  at  Jotn  Cox,  Montgomery ;  John 
White,  Wallkill;  J.  N.  Crist,  Pine  Bush.  Laundry 
Collected  and  Delivered  Free  of  Charge. 


Casper  Knlffin, 

WEST  SIDE  MARKET,  WAEDEN,  N.  Y. 


Dealer  in  Choice  Dressed  Steer  Beef,  Mutton.  Pork, 
Veal  and  Lamb.  Poultry  in  its  season.  Kettle  Rendered 
Lard  of  the  Finest  Quality.  I  exercise  great  care  in  the 
selection  and  purchase  of  my  meats.  Our  patrons  can  rest 
assured  that  it  will  be  my  highest  ambition  to  furnish  at 
all  seasons  the  best  the  market  affords,  and  on  the  most 
liberal  terms.  Meats  delivered.  We  ask  the  people  of 
Walden  and  surrounding  country  one  favor  :  "As  we 
journey  through  life  let  us  live  by  the  way." 


Cbc  Uldlden  Citizen  and  Che  iUdllkill  Enterprise 


ISSUED    EVERY  FRIDAY. 


WHITFIELD  GIBBS,  Editor  and  Publisher. 


All  Forms  of  Job  Printing  I 


OFFICE,  MAIN  STREET, 


WALDEN,  N.  Y. 


THE   THREE    (ELMS)    SISTERS.    PLAINS   ROAD,    ULSTER    CO.,    N.    Y. 


,\    Srover  Sraliam 
Lompany. 


Manufacturers  of  the 


S.  GROVER  GRAHAM 


rosrnvEcuRE 


THE  GREAT  for  dyspepsia,  heartburn,  cas- 

FOOD  DIGESTER.  0^^^..,^^    «9^,»C.,».m'»       tritis,  threatened  cancer  and 


Grover  Graham's 


ALL  STOMACH    TROUBLES. 


Dyspepsia  Rcmcdv. 


RELIEF    IN 
FIVE    MINUTES. 


Write  for  Pamphlet,  etc.,  to  GROVER  GRAHAM  CO.,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 


JSrpS 


I  UP-TO-DATE  i 

i  DRY  GOODS  STORE  | 

^       SHUART  &  EMBLER 

SIjKS    66  Water  Street,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.    ^ 

....DO  YOU  use  Tea  and  coffee  ? 

Sftices,  Extracts  and  Baking  Powder  ? 

Handle  the  BEST  in  the  MARKET. 

ROAST  our  own  COFFEE. 

GRIND  our  own  SPICES. 

^Manufacture  our  own  EXTRACTS  and  BAKING  POWDER. 

ARE  THE  LARGEST  IMPORTERS  AND  RETAIL  DEALERS 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES, 
Buy  for  cash  and  sell  for  cash.      Hence  can  give  you  better 

value  for  your  money  than  any  other  house  in  the  business. 

Solicit  a  Trial  Order. 


YOU  SEE  OUR  WAGONS  EVERYWHERE. 


HEADQUARTERS : 

156,  158,  160,  162  and  164  Water  Street,  and  59,  61,  63,  65  and  67 

Pearl  Street. 
NEW  YOEK  CITY,         BEOOZLYN  BOEOUGH. 

AGENTS    WANTED    IN    EVERY    CITY, 

104 


BRANCH : 

GRAND    UNION    TEA    CO., 

J.   VAN    BUSKIRK,    M'g'r. 
54  Water  St.,  Newburgh.  N.   Y. 


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X    o 


105 


I^staurant 

132  Water  St., 

Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

WE    DESIRE    TO    ANNOUNCE    TO    OUR    FORMER 
PATRONS    THAT    WE    CAN    FUR- 
NISH   THE   BEST 

25c.  Dinner 


IN  THE  CITY. 


HOME-MADE  PIES  AND   PUDDINGS  A  SPECIALTY. 


F 
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Matter   d'    J-uniisher, 
32  Water  St.,  cor.  Carpenter  St.,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

.  .  .  I89Q  .  .  . 


Mill  Agents  for 

Christian's  Superlative 
and  "  White  Sponge  " 
Brands   of    Flour.cSt,^*^,^ 


Price  Lists  and 
Samples    Mailed 
on       Application. 


REYNOLDS  &  CPAMER 

Wholesale  Grocers. 


DEALERS  IN  CHOICE 
FOOD  PRODUCTS. 


Warehouses  and  Elevators, 
Opposite  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  Depot 


SHIPPERS  OF  FLOUR, 
FEED  AND  GRAIN. 


io6 


Ulest  Shore  Railroad 


NIAGARA 

FALLS 


ROUTE. 


X-i"l"t"t»I"t"l-'f4"l-t"t"t"("t"t»(»t-X 

*  + 

*  Passing:,    as    it    does,   t 

5   along-  the  west  shore   t 
i   of  the  t 


Hudson 
River 

And  through  the 

Piciuresi/ue 

Mohawk 

Valley. 


THE  FAMOUS 
TRUNK  LINE 

ROUTE. 


x+'H"f++'f++-H"H-++^-++K 


lliu  Only  line  Itnnnin^  Wii^ner  Kuffet  Palace  JSIeepin^  (iars 
between  New  Vorh  anti  Toronto,  Without  Ghan^e,  is  the  Popular 
West  8hore  Kailroad. 


^  The  only  All-Rail  Route  and  Through  Drawing  Room    ^ 


W 


Car  Line  to  and  from  the  Catskill  Mountains.  Special 
^  Trains,  Drawing  Room  Cars  Attached,  Are  Run  During 
^   the  Summer  Season  between  New^  York  and  New  Paltz, 


for  Lakes  Mohonk  and  Minnewaska,  via  Wallkill   Valley    ^ 
5    Railroad.     Drawing  Room  Cars  without  change,  bet-ween    ^ 


A 


\^  New^  York,  Philadelphia  and  Bloomville,  and  between  /jy 
$  Washington,  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  Long  Branch,  /^ 
^    Point  Pleasant,  New  York,  Saratoga  and  Lake  George.    /^ 


fast  express  Crains  with  eiepfant  palace  and  Sleeping  Cars 

BETWEEN  NEW  YORK,  BOSTON,  NEWBURGH,  KINGSTON,  CATSKILL,  ALBANY,  SARATOGA,  MON- 
TREAL, UTICA,  SYRACUSE,  ROCHESTER.  BUFFALO,  NIAGARA  FALLS,  HAMILTON,  LONDON,  TORONTO, 
DETROIT,  CLEVELAND,  CHICAGO  AND  ST.  LOUIS,  WITHOUT  CHANGE  FOR  TICKETS,  TIME  TABLES, 
AND  FULL  INFORMATION,  APPLY  TO  ANY  TICKET   AGENT    OF  WEST   SHORE   RAILROAD,    OR    ADDRESS, 


C.     EI. 

GENERAL    PASSENGER    AGENT. 


LAMBEIRT, 

5    VANDERBILT    AVE.,    NEW    YORK. 


107 


E.  S.  SAYER, 


DEALER   IN 


LUMBER,  COAL,  FEED, 
SEWER  PIPE  and  SALT. 


WALDEN,   N.   Y. 


•y^^ 


l^    C.  DOMINICK, 


SUCCESSOR    TO   TAVLOR    &  EATEMAN. 


Dealer  in 


Lumber,  Coal.  Teed.  Lime,  Cement 
and  Building  n?ateriaisof  all  kinds 


LONGMAN    &  MARTINEZ  PAINTS 

SOLD  AT  20  PER  CENT  DISCOUNT 
TO  CLOSE  OUT  STOCK. 


Go  to  Mamminis',  Walden, 
N.  Y.,  cheapest  place  in 
town  to  buy  Fruit,  Confec- 
tionery, Nuts,  Cigars,  Mor- 
ton's and  Home  -  made 
Cream.  Also  Ice  Cream 
Soda  5  Cents  per  Glass. 
Best  in  Town 


JOHN  AHRENS, 


EAST  WALDEN,    N     Y. 


J'armers' 
Supplies, 


CONSISTING  OF 

Mill    Feeds,    Corn,    Oats,    Hay   and    Straw, 
Poultry   Foods,    High-Grade    Fertilizers, 
Land  Plaster,  Salt,  etc.      An    excep- 
tionally FINE  GRADE    OF 


Coal 


Screened     and    Delivered     at     Reasonable 

Prices.        Mowing     Machines,     Hay 

Rakes,    Hay   Tedders,    Syracuse 

Plows    and    Their    Extras. 


io8 


A.  H.  WADE 


Main  Street, 

WALDEN  N  Y 


HNDREW  K.  WADE,  Walden, 
N.  Y.,  offers  the  largest  assort- 
ment of  Stoves  and  Improved 
Gas  Stoves.  The  Happy  Home  Range 
and  Howe  Ventilator  are  the  best 
Base  Burners  in  the  market,  requiring 
one-third  less  coal  for  heating  on  account 
of  their  superior  construction.  Highly 
recommended  by  our  patrons.  Large  and 
varied  assortment  of  House  Furnishing 
Goods,  Granite  Ware,  Clothes  Wringers. 
Milk  (^ans  of  best  quality  and  workman- 
ship. Tin  Roofing  and  Plumbing  in  all 
its  branches.  Tinware  in  every  line,  of 
our  own  make,  made  from  the  best  ma- 
terials. When  in  Walden  call  and  see 
the  advantages  I  can  offer  at  my  store. 
Country  orders  attended  to  with  prompt- 
ness and  despatch,  and  work  done  in  a 
satisfactory  manner. 


/ 


POLILTPY  MONTH L\ 

Although  Reduced  in  Price  to  FIFTY  CENTS  A  YEAR,  is  still  the  same  "OLD 
RELIABLE"  of  the  Poultry  Press.  No  shrinkage  in  Reading  Matter,  nor  loss  in 
Quality,  Interest  and  Helpfulness.  Its  reputation  for  honest  and  fair  dealing, 
independent  and  reliable  management  will  not  be  sacrificed.  At  the  ne'w  price 
every  one  who  keeps  poultry,  whether  farmer  or  fancier,  should  read  it;  in  fact, 
cannot  afford  to  be  without  it.  TWELVE  NUMBERS  FOR  FIFTY  CENTS,  is  al- 
most like  buying  gold  dollars  for  half  price.  SEND  REMITTANCE  TO-DAY— AT 
ONCE— BEFORE    IT   IS    FORGOTTEN. 

POULTRY  MONTHLY,  Albany,  N,  Y. 


109 


W.J. 
CAMPBELL 

ST.  ANDREWS,  N.  Y. 

Best  floods 
Lowest 
Prices 


FLOUR 

...Patent  Process  Only. 

FISH 

....Sweet,  Fat,  White.. 


TEAS 


Young  Hyson,  Oolong, 
Japan,  English  Break- 
fast, Gunpowder 


COFFEES 

la\a.  .Wara^aibo,  .Woclia. 


Delaware  Connty  Butter 
a  Specialty. 


CANNED  GOODS 


Goods  Delivered  and  Orders  Solicited. 


Do  You 

Realize  ? 

That  the  Heat  WASTED  IN  YOUR 
CHIMNEY  from  Stoves,  Ranges,  or  Fur- 
naces, WOULD  KEEP 
YOUR  UP  -  STAIRS 
ROOMS  WARM  ALL 
WINTER  ?  .-t  The  Ross 
Radiator  SAVES  THIS 
HEAT  and  SAVES  ITS 
COST  IN  FUEL.  .•*  If 
your  dealer  don't  keep 
the  ROSS  RADIATOR 
WRITE  FOR  FULL 
AND  PRICES. 

Ross  Radiator  Co,^ 

Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

Guaranteed  Satisfactory  or  Your  Money 
back. 


PARTICULARS 


,jt  Eilectric  Light  Plants,  Bur- 
glar Alarm  Systems,  House  Call- 
Bell  Systems,  and  Telephone 
Systems  installed,  and  the  best 
of  results  guaranteed.  ^  Manu- 
facturers of  Special  Reactance 
Governing  Board  for  Series  Alter- 
nating Current  Circuits.  ^*  Gen- 
eral Sales  Agents  for  Packard  «^ 
Lamps  and  Transformers..^^^ 
When  in  need  of  anything  in 
the  ELECTRIC  LINE,  Write 
to  or  Call  on  J-^J-^J-S-J-J-S- 

Hewitt  &  Warden,  f 

14  S.  Water  St., 
Newburgh,  N.  Y. 


5:  %D.  3)evoe  S:  Co/s     I 

A 

pure  Lead  and  S 


SI 

V  .       


Zinc  paints.  S 

X  ._., .. .  A 


R  e:  A  D  V    Fo  R    u  s  e:  !  % 

«  : s 

^  The  Dark  Colors,  many  of  which  are  used   for  trimming  purposes,    are   solid  A 

V  colors    made   from  the   most  permanent  pigments,    and  therefore  do  not  contain  /s. 

5J  either  lead  or  zinc.  ^ 

^  None  of  these  paints  contain  any  Water,   Alkalis,    Benzine,   Petroleum,    Kero-  * 

fi,  sene,  Fish  Oil,  Barytes,  Whiting,  or  other   adulterants.      They  are  not    "Patent,"  * 

»  '' Chemical,"  or  "  Fireproof.  "  5 

mThey  are  all  Made  with  Pure  Linseed  Oil  Only. 

They  are  strictly  pure  and  FREE  FROM  ALL  FORMS  OF  ADULTERATION.  They  are  sold  subject  to 
Chemical  Analysis.  The  Whites  and  Light  colors  contain  only:  Pure  White  Lead,  Pure  White  Zinc.  Pure  Lin- 
seed Oil,  Pure  Turpentine  Dryer,  Pure  Tinting  Colors.     THE  PAINTS  ARE  MADE  FOR  PAINTING  HOUSES. 

NOTE  ALSO — These  paints  are  all  put  up  full  measure  according  to  the  United  States  Standard  Gallon  of 
231  cubic  inches. 

rOanufaclurcd  by  T.  Ul.  Dcvoc  S  Co.,  Dcip  York,  ibc  Oldcsl  and  Largcsl  Paint  Concern  in  Ihc  United  Stales. 

ESTABLISHED      1754. 

roR  SALE  BY  FOWLER  HARDWARE  CO.,  walden,  n.  y. 


Fowler  Hardware  Co,, 

WALDEN,    N.    Y. 

Real  Estate  and 
Insurance^ 

We  Make  a  Specialty  of  Renting  and  Selling 
Village  and  Farm  Property  in  this  Section. 


The 

New  York 

Furniture 

Gompany... 


THE  LARGEST  HOUSE  FURNISH- 
ERS IN  ORANGE  COUNTY. 


Hiinsf  fuiiiisliers  come  and  go,  but  the  Old   Reliable 
New  York  Fiiruiture  Co.  cau  always  be  found  at 

No.  102  Water  St., 
Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

With  Reliable  Goods  at  the  Most  Popu- 
lar Prices. 


Furniture,  Carpets  and  Crockery 


In  fact,  ever_vthing-  to  furnish  your  homes.  Here  you  will  find  an 
assortment  of  goods  not  found  in  any  (>ther  house  in  Newburgh. 
If  Middletown  is  more  convenient,  we  carry  the  same  stock  at  the 
same   prices,    at  .........  . 

a.  EMMET  CRAWFORD'S 


44  and   46   North   St., 


Middletown,  N.  Y. 


STATE    NORMAL  and 
TRAINING  SCHOOL  "^T.^l'ci™  '' 


The  School  Year  be- 
gins the  second  Wed- 
nesday in  September. 


The  purpose  of  this  School  is  to 
furnish  competent  teachers  for  the 
Pubhc  Schools  of  the  State  of  New 
York.      ^        ^        ,^        ^        ^ 

For  cuxular  giviiii^  fuU  injortnatiou.  a^idrt's^ 

FRANK  S.  CAPEN,  A.  M.  Ph.,  D. 

PRINCIPAL. 


KM 


Tuition    and     use    of 
Text   Books    Free, 


HUDSON     RIVEIR     BY     DAVLIGHT. 


THE 

PALACE  IRON 

STEAMERS. 


New  York  and  Albanv 


OF  THE 

HUDSON  RIVER 


...DAV  LINE... 


i^    Direct  Connection  at 
I    Newburgh    HJth    the 

#  Nevvburgti  Electric  Rail- 
way. The  attractive 
route  lor  SIMMER 
TRAVEL   to  and  from 

^   the    Catskill    Maun- 
j^    tains,  Hotel  Champlain 

#  and  the  North;  Niagara 

#  Tails  and  the  West; 
the  Thousand  Islands 
and  the  St.  Lawrence 
River.'.'. ■.■.•.•.•. •.■.'.■ 


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T        22d  St.,  N.  R 5.00  T 

T    Yonkers 9.4^  T 

T    West  Point 11. 5.;  T 

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J^    Newburgh 12,--  ^ 

^    Poughkeepsie i.i^  ^ 

i  Kingst.m  Point...  2.1  -i- 

^    Catskill 3.-",  .;. 

41    Hudson 3.41  i{- 

^     Albany 6.1.  ^ 

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F.  B.  HIBBAHD. 

BEN.    PASS.    ACT. 


H  trip  on  one  of  these  famous  Steam- 
ers, on  the  noblest  stream  in  the  coun- 
try, offers  rare  attractions.  Cbcy  are 
fitted  up  in  the  most  elegant  stvlc,  ex- 
clusirelv  for  passengers.  Cbcir  great 
speed,  fine  orchestra,  spacious  saloons, 
private  parlors  and  luxurious  accom- 
modations in  every  respect,  render 
tbcm  unexcelled.  Send  6  cents  in 
Stamps  for  "  Summer  excursion 
Booh."  fSfS;SfSfe;SfBfSfS;eff 


GENERAL  OFFICE  : 
DESBROSSES  STREET  PIER. 

NEW  YORK  CITY. 


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TIME  TABLE. 

Daily,  Except  Sundays. 


GOING  SOUTH,     A    M. 


Albany.. 
Hudson.. 
Catskill., 


Kingston  Poi 
Poughkeepsii 
Newburgh  ... 
West  Point.. 

Yonkers 

New  York: 


+     Brooklyn, Annex 


st-H"H"H'++++++++x 

E.  E.  OLCOTT. 

GEN.    MANAGER. 


The  Most  Charming  Inland  Water  Trip  on  the  American  Continent. 


DAY    LINE    STEAMER    "NEW    YORK,'    I'ASSIXC    U.   S,  CRUISER     -XEW    YORK.' 


ON   THE   DAY   LINE.      THE   PARK   AT   KINGSTON   POINT. 

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Avoid  danger 

and  the  terrors  of  indigestion  by  hav- 
ing your  teeth  put  in  good  repair 
before  too  late.  We  have  the  latest 
appliances  for  painless  filling  and  ex- 
.tracting  of  teeth. 


Painless  extracting  of  teeth 
by  the  Hale  Method. 

Nitrous  oxide  gas.  The  making  of 
artificial  dentures,  and  crown  and 
bridge  work  are  among  our  specialties. 
AH  work  guaranteed  to  be  the  best 
in  workmanship  and  quality. 


Dr.  C.  A. 


53  Water  Street, 
NEWBURGH,  N.  Y. 


CONOVER, 

DENTIST, 


Snits  Prosecuted  and 

Defended  in  all  Courts, 


Practice  in  Surroe-ates' 
Conrts  a  Specialty. 


James  G.  Graham, 

Counsellor-at-J^aio. 

BREWSTER   BUILDING, 

44  Smith  Street,  Newburgh,  If.  Y. 


YUKANSAVEGOLD 

and  get  the  Best  Brands  of  ROOFING 
and  HOUSE  PAINTS,   Etc.,  at 

=  THE  NEWBURGH  LUMBER  CO.  - 


BROADWAV. 

Special    agents    for    Harrison    Bros.     &    Co.     Town    and 

Country    Ready    Mixed    Paint.     Pure  Rubber 
Paint  for  Leaky  Roofs. 

Neponset  Red  Rope  Roofing. 

Sheathing  and  Deafing  Papers. 

Sash,   Blinds,   Doors,  Glass.  Trim. 
Builders'  Hardware.  Extension  Ladders,  Etc. 

TELEPHONE,    1  10  2  x   110  3 
116 


Ir)  i\)e.  §>lia(ia  of  tlie  Willev^s 


"INTERPINES." 


Dr.    SEWARD'S    HOME    for 
INVALIDS. 


GOSHEIN,  IS.  Y. 

DUIV  lllENStO  BV  IHE  STAIE  tdlHIfllSSION  IN   lUNACV, 


NEW  YORK 
OFFICE 

113  West  85th 
Street 

Monday  and  Thursday 

of    each    week, 

1  to  3  P.  M. 


Information  and  circulars  of 
Dr.  J.  SEWARD  PERRY  at 
any    time   at    above    address. 


A  BEAUTIFUL  quiet,  resting  "HOME," 
devoted  to  the  care  and  medical  treatment 
of  the  Nervous  and  Mental  Invalid.  Mansion 
ample;  situated  in  a  park  of  grand  old  forest 
trees,  the  PINE  predominating-.  Pure  air  and 
water;  abundant  sunshine;  elegant  drives  and 
every  possible  arrangement  made  to  insure  the 
comfort  and  welfare  of  inmates.  Rooms  large  and 
airy;  all  modem  conveniences  with  perfect  san- 
itation. These  conditions,  combined  with  the  most 
advanced  and  successful  methods  of  treatment 
under  the  immediate  supervision  of  the  resident 
physician,  assisted  by  carefully  selected,  refined 
nurses,  render  it  an  institution  where  physicians 
may  send  such  of  their  cases  as  require  special 
and  thorough  treatment,  under  environment,  with 
the  full  assurance  they  will  receive  conscientious 
and    continuous    care. 

A'oluntarv    and    committed    cases   received. 


FREDERICK   W.    SEWARD,   M.  D. 


OPERATING    PHYSICIAN. 


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PARLOR  AND  OFFICE  OF  DR.   F.  \V.   SEWARD. 


Frank  M,  Coll  ins, 

WALDEN,   N.   Y. 

THE  MAIN  STREET 

PLUMBER 


tmplovs  none  bul  liislUdss  Workmen,  dnd 
is  thus  enabled  lo  do  Hrst-lldss 

PlumDIng,  Steam  and  Gas  Filting. 

ESTIMATES  CHEERFULLY  GIVEN  AND  WORK  GUARANTEED. 

.MAIN   ST..    C)|'I'.   THE    B.ANK. 


MRS.  M.  J.  SHAW, 

Hrt  Gmporium 

Hl.MAN  HAIR  GOODS  119  Water  St., 

A  SPECIALTY.  NEWBURGH,  N.Y. 

Sladiker  &   Siays, 

WALDEN.  N.  Y. 


GENERAL   BLACKSMITHING. 

III/.  ,1,1  lilt;  diiJ  Liiiw  /lorsi'i.  jin/  l/iosi-  7ui//l  quarter  cracks, 

^Inni  ill  I  he  most  scientijic  maimer  ami  oil  improved  prin- 

eiples.      Horse   shoeing  and  repairing  receive  his 

PROMPT  ATTENTION!    .'     I     I     .'     !     ! 


***  furniture 

Carpets, 
Shades,  etc. 


Our  Prices  are  Like  Our  Advertisement,  Dif- 
ferent from  Others;  and  it  would  pay  you  to 
write    us    when   thinking  of    Purchasing. 

T.  L  MILLSPAUGH, 


136  MAIN  STREET, 
WALDEN,  N.  Y. 


3llex.  Soldberg 


NewDurgh's  Leading  Clothier, 


J^atter  and  furnisher 

Sor  3Can,  5^oy  or  Child. 


83-85    Water    Street, 


NEWBURGH,   N.  Y. 


^/Orri^ 


MOISY  ALAPM  CLOCK, 


63c 


...Nickel 
Watch 

98c 

R.  H.  GORRIE,  Jeweler, 


(Hi  ^ 

ISi    Leave  your  Good  Watch  Home  while  ^ 

^       Fishing.  Bicycling,  and  Working  the  ^ 

I       Farm.     Every  One  WARRANTED.  ^ 


79  Water  St.,  cor.  Third  St. 


NEWBURCH,  N.  Y. 


Just  one  word 


and  that  word   is  reliability.     It 
is  the  foundation  of  success. 


Our  remedies  ARE  reliable.     Twenty   years 


CractS; 
Brittle  Hoof, 
Contract'd 
and  Coronet. 


Quarter 
Cracks, 
■^fl  Foot  Ail, 
Garget, 

Caked  Bags,      of  increasing  demand  is  the  BEST  recommend 

Cracked  Teata 

in  Cows.  \ve  have. 


Scott's  Arabian  Paste, 

The    best    all-ardund     veterinary 
remedy    known 

25c,  50c  and  $1rOO, 


Scott's  Gall  Paste, 

Cures    and     work    the    horse 
every    day 


25c. 


We    guarantee     our     goods     if     directions     are    followed.       NO     CURE     NO     PAY, 
Send    for    price    list   to   the   trade.     Single    boxes   on    receipt   of    price. 

ARABIAN  PASTE  is  a  positive  cure  for  caked  udder.  Preventative  better 
than  cure.  One  application  at  the  first  appearance  of  inflammation  will  save 
the  udder.  Keep  it  in  the  stable.  Do  not  lose  the  use  of  a  valuable  cow  by 
unnecessary   delay.      Always  have  a  reliable  remedy  on  hand  when  needed. 

SCOTT'S  FAMILY  PASTE  is  unequaled  as  a  gen- 
eral household  remedy — cures  cuts,  bruises,  burns, 
scalds,  corns,  chafing,  abcesses,  boils,  pimples,  salt 
rheum,  eczema,  cold  sores,  chapped  hands,  sore  nipples, 
inflamed  breasts,  old  sores,  etc.  Sure  cure  for  piles. 
For  bicycle  bumps  and  bruises,  there  is  nothing  that 
will  remove  soreness  and  inflammation  as  quickly. 
Ask  your  druggist  or  dealer  for  it.  If  they  have  not 
got  it  they  will  send  for  it. 

Insist  on  having  the  genuine.  Take  no  other.  Do  not 
take  something  that  you  are  told  is  as  good  as  SCOTT'S, 
for  there  are  no  remedies  made  that  equal  Scott's. 

SCOTT   HOOF   PASTE  CO.,      Rochester,  N.  Y. 


9^  0^  M^  *^  M^  M^  #M  #M 

EDWIN    KNAPP 


COLDENHAM,  N.  Y. 

•CARRIAGE  WORKS.  Blacksmith- 
^^  ing'  and  Repairing.  Carriage  Paint- 
ing  a  vSpecialty,  using  only  the  Best 
Materials,  combined  with  a  thorough 
knowledge    of   the    work. 

Thankful  for  past  patronage  of  citi- 
zens of  Wallkill  Valley,  I  invite  a  con- 
tinuance of  the  same,  and  will  give 
attention  to  all  who  may  address  or 
call    upon    me    at    my    business    stand. 

M^  k^  ^*  ^*  ^0  ^*  ^*  ^* 


I  D.  MABIE 


^  STOVES,  HEATERS,  ® 
^  RANGES,  ETC. 


Plumbing, 
Tinning,  Etc* 


46  WATER  ST.,  NEWBURGH,N.  Y.     -^^^^.p 


Iflyi 


3  1 


it 


^  PYRAMIDS 

we  built  for  all  time. 

OUR     BUSINESS 

ivas  established  on  a  like  foundation 

of  GOODS  thoroughly 

constructed 

to  withstand  all  inferior  competition. 


No  risk  in  trading  at  our  stores — your  money 
back  for  the  asking. 


Easy  Terms  to  People  of  Moderate  Means. 


We  want  your  trade  and  are  willing  to  meet 
you  more  than  half  way  every  time. 

M.    HERRICK 


The  Largest  House  Furnisher  on  the  River. 
Everything  for  Housekeeping. 


Po'heepsie,        iNewDurgh, 

epp.  Morgan  House.  u  Warer  St. 


P.  S.  In  order  to  see  if  this  advestisement  pays,  I  will  allow  10  per  cent 
off  of  all  customers  who  see  this.  C.  M.  Northrip,  Manager  of  the  New- 
burgh  Store. 


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Tf  you  need  a  Fi\R^  or  business  W/IGON,  a  SURREY,  RLNilBOlIT  or 

-^    TOP  BLIGGY,  with  either  8teel,  Rubber  or  Pneumatic  Tires,  a 
Morse    or  Team  for   Farm  or  Business;  a  fine  Carriage   Pair, 

8peedy  Roadster,  or  gentle  driver  for  your  Family,  your  can  find  all 
of  the  above  at  314  to  318  Broadway.  The  only  place  where  you 
can  find  a  full  and  complete  stock  of  all  the  above  goods  under  one  roof, 
and  sold  at  one  profit,  between  New  York  and  Albany. 

Remember   a    $   saved    is   a    $   earned.     Call   and   examine   my   immense 
stock  and  you  will  find  I  can  save  you  many  a  $. 

Chas.  W.  %Oeed, 

Dlewburgh,  Dl  y. 


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Handy  Wagon 


It  is  no  longer  necessary 
to  offer  arguments  in  favor 
of ■ ^— . 


Low-Wheeled, 
Wide-Tire, 
Short-Turning, 
Broad- Platforn 
Wagons. 


Every  farmer  knows  he 
ought  to  have  one  ;  it  Is 
only  a  question  "Where 
can  I  buy  a  good  one 
with  the  least  money." 


The    Fa 


Handi 


Wa^on  Co.,  of  Sagii 
llichis^an,  were  the  first  to 
build  such  a  wagon,  and  the 
only  ones  who  give  the 
farmer  a  choice  ^between 
steel  and  wood  wheels. 

They  suDplied  the  U.S. 
Government  with  all  the 
Trucks  they  used  in  the 
Cuban  war.  They  build 
more  Farm  Trucks  than 
all  other  builders  com- 
bined. 


f    PW 1¥  Tl'^W'Pr^T^I     'F^    P  ^      ^       li 


The  Farmers  HANDY  WAGON 
Company, 

SAGINAW 

are  makers 
Low-Down 
Wide-Tire 

FARM 
TRUCKS. 

METAL 
WHEE 

Old  Farm  Wag 

All-Steel 

Clnulart  Frtt. 


sv   sell   a    good    steel 
wheel  wagon  AS  LOW  AS 


=  $18.00  = 


The  wagon  with  movable 
platform  shown  in  this  pic- 
ture is  the  one  recommend- 
ed by  the  Agricultural 
Colleges  and  Experiment 
Farms,  and  is  the  only- 
truck  ever  adopted  bv  the 
U.  S.  Government.  '  The 
platform  is  easily  removed 
and  stakes  placed  on  bol- 
sters, then  it  is  ready  for 
an  ordinarv  wagon  box. 
The  wheels 'turn  under  the 
load.  Send  for  catalogue 
and  prices. 


FARMER'S    HANDY    WAGON    CO.,       Saginaw,  Mich, 


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JOHN  SCHWARTZ^  sons: 


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JOHN  SCHWARTZ 

&     SONS   'MANUFACTURERS 


Tine 
Cigars 

and  WHOLESALE 
and  RETAIL  .... 

Tobacconists 


313  MAIN  STREET 
POUGHKEEPSIE  .  . 

We  carry  a  large  and  com- 
plete line  of  everything  re- 
quired by  Tobacco  users  .  . 

Ask  for  our  New  Cigar 

The  iUallkill  Valley  Special' 

5    CENT    CIGAR 


Retail  Dealers  will  consult  the 
interests  by  calling  on   us   .   . 


JOHN  SCHWARTZ 

&Cr^lVTC   313    MAIN    STREET 
Owi>0   PO'KEEPSIE,  N.   Y. 


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ADRIAINCE  3^  BICHEYE 

MOWERS,  BINDERS, 
REAPERS,  HARROWS. 


You  have  known  the  Adriance  Buckeye  Goods  a  long  time  and  have  always 
known  them  Favorably. 

^  Thcu  arc 

M  Now  Belter 

Than  Ever 
Before 


JouGHKEEPS'^ 


Modern  Machines 
embodying  the  Best 
of  the  original, every 
later  feature  that  is 
good,  new  features 
of  Great  Value  to 
the  Farmer  and  pe- 
culiar to  the  Adri- 
ance Buckeye. 


Because  they  are  the  Best  they  are  used  on  such  Model  Farms  as  the  Borden  Home  Farm, 
the  Arden  Dairy  Farm  and  by  the  Best  Farmers  in  the  Wallkill  Valley  and  elsewhere. 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

AdHance,  Piatt  A  Com,  PoughkeepsicN.r, 


SEND  FOR   A   CATALOGUE. 
129 


I  r    jc*^  A  REAL   TONIC,  gj:^  I 

I  <»  I  :  !3  I 

t  +  ♦  S  * 

4>  ^J  I                     The    Imperial   Wine    Co.,   of    Newburgh,    N.   Y.,    haS  J    ^  J 

*  S  J  placed  on  the  market  a  Wine,  Iron  and  Beef  that  is  +  Jh  t 
+  ^  +  endorsed  by  every  reputable  physician.  The  Wine  J  S  + 
+  ^  *  employed  in  its  composition  is  the  Famous  Imperial  +  ^  J 
+  S  +  Wine.  The  Beef  and  Iron,  the  purest  and  best  that  +  JN  t 
+  ^^  +  money  can  buy.  The  average  Beef,  Iron  and  Wine  sold  J  |^  + 
+  I  J  is  made  from  the  poorest  wine  that   can   be   procured.  +    "W  * 

*  ^1  +  You  know  Imperial  Wine,  Iron   and  Beef  is   superior  to  +    ^J  it 

*  ^T  +  all  others.  It  will  cost  you  a  trifle  more  than  some  J  ^^  + 
+  ^5  J  others,  but  after  trying  it  you  will  be  glad  you  paid  it.  +  * 

*  QP  +  Ask  your  grocer  for  it.  If  he  hasn't  got  it,  apply  to  the  +  ^  t 
J  ^  +  IMPERIAL  WINE  COMPANY,  NEWBURGH,  N.  Y.  J    J5  + 

+  ft.  1  ft 


Imperial  Iron,  Wine  anil  Beefm      *    I 


dhe  jteason 


We  have  gone   to   the 
Front   as   the   Leading 
CARRIAGE 
DEALERS 

IN    THE    COUNTY    IS    THAT    OUR 


'Why 


CARRIAGES,  SURREYS,  BUGGIES,  RUNABOUTS 
AND  HARNESS  ARE  UP-TO-DATE  IN  QUALITY, 
STYLE  AND  FINISH. •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.'. '.•.■. •.•.•.•.•/. 


OUR    PRICES   ARE   RIGHT 
AS    OUR    INCREASING 
BUSINESS   SHOWS. 


DCewburgh   Carnage  Co., 

DCewburgh,   DC.   %. 


131 


A.  R  Shaffer 


Photographic 
Artist 


275  Main  Street 
Po'keepsie,  N.Y. 

We  specially  invite  you  to  call  and  see  our  work.  Our  Studio  is  on  the  ground 
floor,  no  stairs  to  climb.  Picture  framing  a  specialty.  We  carry  a  large  line  of  all 
the  styles  of  picture  moulding.  Cameras  and  amateur  photo  supplies.  Artists' 
materials,  engravings,  water  colors,  and  all  the  newest  productions  in  pictures. 

MENTION    THIS    AD.    AND    GET    A    SPECIAL    DISCOUNT, 


C  H.  DORR 

MANUFACTURER  OF 

Pine  Cigars 

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"^^-'^     ''III  1 

1 

1 

From  an  experience  of  over  half  a  century  1  have  failed  to  find  a 
brand  of  cigars  equal  to  Dorr's.     Truly  they  are  superior  to  any  with 
which  1  am  acquainted.     1  invite  you  to  profit  by  my  experience. 

No.   7  WATER   STREET 

WHOLESALE 

and    RETAIL.                                                        NEWBURGH,    N.    Y. 

132 


F.  J.  Bradley's 


/s  the  place  to  buy 


CARRIAGES,  SLEIGHS, 
HARNESS,  &c. 


86^to  90  Front  Street, 
NEWBURGH,  N,  Y. 


Wholesale  and 
Eetail  Dealers  in 


carriages,  wagons.  »•»  Sleighs 

WEST  MAIN  STREET,  GOSHEN,  N.  Y. 

133 


FINE   HARNESS,  BLANKETS, 

and  all  Goods  for  the  Horse,  Car- 
riage and  Stable. 


-M 


JostPH   H.  ROSE,  Pres'l. 

F.  B.  Savage,   fice-Pres't. 

R.  C.  Whitehii.l,  Sec. 

John  B.  Rose,  Treas.  &=  Gen.  .Matt. 

E.  \V.  CoKwis,  AisV  Gfii.  .M.iii. 


3£.  51.  5".  Co.'s  Celebrated 

SPlumbago  Stoof  and 

Slack  S^aint. 


W^iMTW,.  WWrMMW  IM  ©11^. 


NEWBURGH,  N.  Y. 

Manufacturers  of 
all  kinds  of   . 

PAINTS  IN  OILS  ••  •• 
GREASES,  VARNISHES 
ETC. 


Plumbago  Roof  Paints 
are  the  Best 


If  your  dealer  does  not  keep  our  goods 
in  stock,  write  us  for  samples,  prices. 


#M 


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COMMERCIAL  MEN'S  HEADQUARTERS. 

First-Class  Accommodations  for  Permanent  or  Tran- 
sient Guests.  This  house  has  recently  been  refitted  and 
refurnished.  Large,  airy  rooms,  electric  lights,  steam 
heat,  and  improved  sanitary  conveniences.      Electric  cars 

pass  the  door.     Free  'Bus  to  and  from  W.  V.  R.  R.  Depot. 

TABLE   UNEXCELLED.  LIVERY  ATTACHED. 

Main  and  Walnui  Sis.,  Walden,  N.  Y. 


135 


Dclson  House 


LARGEST  AND  BEST 
EQUIPPED  HOTEL  in 
THE    CITY     :     :     :     :    : 


MARKET  STREET 
POUGHKEEPSIE:: 
NEW  YORK  :  : :  :  : 


H.  N.  BAIN 

Proprietor 


136 


The  Palatine  Hotel 


H.    N.    BAIN    &    CO.,    Proprietors. 


INEVVBURGH,  IN.  V, 

The  Model  Hotel  of 
the  Hudson  River- 


MODHRX   fX   COXSTRUCTIOX    AXn 
UP-TO-DATE   IX  EVERY  DETAIL. 

The  Summer  Vacationist  makes  a  mistake  if  he  fails  to  place  this  popular  Hostelry  upon  his  itinerary 


Many  Popular  Trips  out    of    New   York  and   other 
places  make  this  hotel  their  objective  point. 


The  Historical  Points  of  world-wide  interest  sur- 
rounding THE  PALATIINE  make  it  very 
popular  among  tourists. 


m 
m 


CHILTON  PAINT 

THE  STANDARD 
FOR  QUALITY  IN 
THE  EAST 

The  Atherton  Pharmacy, 

WALDEN,    N.   Y. 


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I  The  Newburgh 

I       Horse  Exchange 


A.  M.   COOK  &  SON, 

I  Successors  lo  W.  C-  Trimble. ) 


HORSES 

Of  All  Kinds  Constantly  on  Hand.  Car- 
loads Arrive  Weekly.  Fancy  Matched 
Teams.   J*    J*    .*    <^    ct:  J-  ^  ^  .^  ^  ^ 

TROTTERS  AND 
SPEEDY  HORSES 
A  SPECIALTY..*^ 

f     Cor.  First  and  Chambers  Sts. ,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 


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ARTHUR  BARNES  J.    W.    MONELL     ^ 

Barnes  &  MoneU^      | 

(,Sl-CCKSSORS   in   F.    r.    HARNFS)  f)> 


.COMMISSION 
MERCHANTS. 


WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  BUTTER,  EGGS,  f 
I  LARD,  ALL  THE  BEST  BRANDS  OF  PORK,  | 
I   ETC.   J-    SPECIALTIES  —  FINE   DELAWARE  | 

BUTTER  and  HERKIMER  COUNTY  CHEESE.  I 

Cold  Storage  I 

Warehouse.  f 

We  have  ample  space  and  facilities  for  the  ™ 
care  of  all  kinds  of  goods  usually  placed  in  such  # 
warehouses  above  the  freezing  point,  and  at  |^ 
reasonable  rates.     Special  Rates  on  car  lots.  ^ 

42  SOUTH  WATER  ST., 
NEWBURGH,  N.  Y. 

NEARLY     OPPOSITE     WEST     SHORE      DEPOT. 


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OFFICERS   OF  THE 


Ulallkill  Valley  ^^-^^ 
Tarmers'  ilssociatJon 


1899 


JOSEPH  B.  HADDEN 

President 


HARVEY  N.  SMITH 

Vice-President 


WILLIAM  C.  HART 


NICHOLAS  J.  FOWLER 


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DIRECTORS 

I    JOSEPH  B.  HADDEN,  Walden, 
GEORGE  B.  ANDREWS,  Walden, 
WILLIAiM    C.  HART,  Walden, 

I    JOHN    D.  MOULD,  Montgomery 

■|    JOHN   P.  COVERT,  Montgomery, 
ADAM   WILEY,  Wallkill, 
LEWIS  WOOLSKY,  New  Paltz, 

L  W.  H.  HALLOCK,  Washingtonville. 

f  WILLIAM  DUNN,  St,  Andrew's, 

EDWIN   KNAPP,  Coldenham, 

ISAIAH  W.  DECKER,  Walden, 

I    ARTHUR  McKINNEY,  Walden, 

1    CHARLES  D.  WAIT,  Montgomery, 

1899-1900       lESSE   BOOTH.  Campbell  Hall, 


f  HORACE  D.  THOMPSON,  Goshen, 
JONAS  DUBOIS.  Walden, 
WILLIAM  C.  WELLER,  Walden, 
I    CYRUS  W.  BOWNE,  Walden, 
CbrCC  Years  1    HARVEY  N   smith,  Montgomery, 

'•    .a«fi   . .       ROBERT  B.  CROWELL,  Wallkill', 

IO9S-190I       S.  HARTSHORN,  Plattekill, 

I     SAMUEL  H.   KNAPP,  Walden. 


In  a  Beautiful  Countrv 
Through  a  Camera  ^ 


1894,  '95,  '96,  '97 
■98,   '99 


FOR  ONE 
DOLLAR... 


Jirt 


rj  Representing  over  THREE  HUN- 

^niil'iPnir'i  ^"^^^  '^^D  fifty  Picturesque- 
^i^iyMfyt.  #((f  t7  Historical  or  Otherwise  interesting 
scenes,  together  with  pen  pictures  describing  the  beauty  and 
the  utihty,  the  glory  and  grandeur  of  the  locality— oH/y  a 
fi"^-  copies  lemaiii.  The  six  issues  will  be  forwarded  to  your 
address  on  receipt  of  fl.OO. 

Uhe  Wallkill  Valley 
J-armers '  Jlssoeiation 
Walden.  Di.  ^. 


Newburgh  Planing 
•  Mill  Company  •• 


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Successor  to 
THOMAS   SHAW'S   SONS 


Planing,  Turning,  Carving,  Scroll  Sawing 
Mantles,  Cabinets,   Screens,  Grills,   Etc. 


Doors,  Sash,  Blinds  and  Window  Frames  to  order. 
Mouldings,  Stair  Rails,  Newels  and  Balusters  on 
hand  and  to  order.  Ash,  Walnut  and  Pine  Ceil- 
ing and  Wainscoting.  Yellow  Pine,  N.  C.  Pine, 
Maple,  Cypress,  Sycamore  and  Quartered  Oak 
Casings.    Corner  and  Base  Blocks  in  any  desired  form. 


Church  Work  a  Specialty. 


All  Work  Kiln  Dried  £'-New^uS'^N?''Yf^ 


LONG    DISTANCE   TELEPHONE. 


It  IS  a  streng:thenm8:  food  and  tonic, 
remarkable  in  its  flesh-forming  prop- 
erties. It  contains  Cod-Liver  Oil  emul- 
sified or  partially  digested,  combined 
with  the  well-known  and  highly 
prized  Hypophosphites  of  Lime  and 
Soda,  so  that  their  potency  is  materi- 
ally increased. 

What  Will  It  Do? 

It  will  arrest  loss  of  flesh  and  restore 
to  a-J^otmal  condition  the  infant,  the 
child  and  the  adult.  It  will  enrich  the 
blood  of  the  anemic;  will  stop  the 
cough,  heal  the  irritation  of  the  throat 
and  lungs,  and  cure  incipient  consump- 
tion. We  make  this  statement  because 
the  experience  of  twenty-five  years  has 
proven  it  in  tens  of  thousands  of  cases. 

Bz  sure  you  get  SCOTT'S  Emulsion. 


■COrr  &  EOWXE,  chemists,  New  York. 


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